First blood in North Africa : Operation Torch and the U.S. campaign in Africa in WWII /
In November 1942, eleven months after Pearl Harbor, the United States launched Operation Torch, the invasion of Morocco and Algeria. Overwhelmingly successful against Vichy French forces, the Americans next shifted their focus to Tunisia, where they battled the German Afrika Korps at Kasserine Pass,...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Stackpole Books
[2017]
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| Series: | Stackpole military photo series.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | In November 1942, eleven months after Pearl Harbor, the United States launched Operation Torch, the invasion of Morocco and Algeria. Overwhelmingly successful against Vichy French forces, the Americans next shifted their focus to Tunisia, where they battled the German Afrika Korps at Kasserine Pass, El Guettar, and Bizerte. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780811765619 081176561X |
