First Blood in North Africa: Operation Torch and the U.S.

First Blood in North Africa: Operation Torch and the U.S. Campaign in Africa in WWII (Stackpole Military Photo Series)

Photo chronicle of Pattonâ€™s Americans versus Rommelâ€™s Afrika Korps in World War II

In November 1942, eleven months after Pearl Harbor, the U.S. launched Operation Torch, its first major offensive against the Germans. This photo chronicle covers the initial landings in Morocco and Algeria and the subsequent desert clashes in Tunisia as American forces under Eisenhower and Patton battled the German Afrika Korps of Erwin Rommel, the famous â€œDesert Fox.â€

Country	USA
Brand	Stackpole Books
Manufacturer	Stackpole Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	350 black & white halftones, 33 colour i
ReleaseDate	2017-03-01
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
UPCs	011557017779
EANs	9780811717779

First Blood in North Africa: Operation Torch and the U.S. Campaign in Africa in WWII (Stackpole Military Photo Series)