An army at dawn : the war in North Africa, 1942-1943 / Rick Atkinson.
An army at dawn : the war in North Africa, 1942-1943 / Rick Atkinson.
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Publisher
New York : Henry Holt & Co., 2003.
Date
2003.
Call Numbers
G 2013/3194
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xv, 681 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Contents
Allied chain of command -- Passage. A meeting with the Dutchman ; Gathering the ships ; Rendezvous at Cherchel ; On the knees of the gods ; A man must believe in his luck -- Landing. "In the night, all cats are grey" ; In Barbary ; Villain ; To the last man ; "Glory enough for us all" -- Beachhead....
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Publisher
New York : Henry Holt & Co., 2003.
Edition
1st Owl Books ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2003.
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Summary
An account of the World War II campaign in Morocco and Algeria. Operation Torch, as it was called, became a proving ground where American officers learned to lead, soldiers learned to hate, and an entire army learned what it would take to defeat a formidable enemy.
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Full title
An army at dawn : the war in North Africa, 1942-1943 / Rick Atkinson.
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Notes
General note
The Liberation trilogy ; v. 1.
"An Owl book."
Originally published: New York : Henry Holt & Co., 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [543]-654) and index.
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G 2013/3194
Record Identifier
74VKPRLrbg43
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ISBN
9780805087246 (pbk.)
0805074481
9780805074482
0805087249 (pbk.)
DDC
940.54/23
MMS ID
991019603459702626
