| An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 Contributor(s): Atkinson, Rick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805087249 ISBN-13: 9780805087246 Publisher: Holt Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $23.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2007 Annotation: In this first volume of the Liberation Trilogy, Atkinson focuses on 1942 and 1943, showing how central the great drama that unfolded in North Africa was to the ultimate victory of the Allied powers and to America's understanding of itself. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Africa - North - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: 940.542 |
| Series: Liberation Trilogy |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (1.25 lbs) 736 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - North Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A splendid book... The emphasis throughout is on the human drama of men at war.--The Washington Post Book WorldThe liberation of Europe and the destruction of the Third Reich is an epic story of courage and calamity, of miscalculation and enduring triumph. In this first volume of the Liberation Trilogy, Rick Atkinson shows why no modern reader can understand the ultimate victory of the Allied powers without a grasp of the great drama that unfolded in North Africa in 1942 and 1943. Opening with the daring amphibious invasion in November 1942, An Army at Dawn follows the American and British armies as they fight the French in Morocco and Algiers, and then take on the Germans and Italians in Tunisia. Battle by battle, an inexperienced and sometimes poorly led army gradually becomes a superb fighting force. At the center of the tale are the extraordinary but flawed commanders who come to dominate the battlefield: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, Montgomery, and Rommel. Brilliantly researched, rich with new material and vivid insights, Atkinson's vivid narrative tells the deeply human story of a monumental battle for the future of civilization. |
Contributor Bio(s): Atkinson, Rick: - Rick Atkinson is the bestselling author of the Liberation Trilogy--An Army at Dawn, The Day of Battle, and The Guns at Last Light--as well as The Long Gray Line and other books. His many awards include Pulitzer Prizes for history and journalism. A former staff writer and senior editor at The Washington Post, he lives in Washington, D.C. |