Operation Torch

the Allied gamble to invade North Africa

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Operation Torch

the Allied gamble to invade North Africa

1st ed.
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Breuer has written a blow-by-blow account of the Allies' first major amphibious invasion in French northwest Africa in 1942. This brief clash between the Allies and the forces of Vichy France has been overshadowed by more critical battles with Axis forces, but the author properly stresses the useful lessons learned by the inexperienced Americans in this campaign. The invasion was marked by sharp fighting and sharper political intrigue (the latter between pro-Allied and pro-Vichy French). Breuer is at his best in his graphic descriptions of the former; his handling of the political and strategic situation is less certain. This volume is valuable for its recounting of an almost-forgotten operation.

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St. Martin's Press
Language
English
Pages
272

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Cover of: Operation Torch
Operation Torch: the Allied gamble to invade North Africa
1985, St. Martin's Press
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Operation Torch
Operation Torch: the Allied gamble to invade North Africa
1985, St. Martin's Press
in English - 1st ed.

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Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 259-261.
Includes index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
940.54/23
Library of Congress
D766.82 .B74 1985, D766.82 .B74 1986, D766.82.B74 1986

The Physical Object

Pagination
xv, 272 p., [32] p. of plates :
Number of pages
272

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL2543414M
Internet Archive
operationtorchal00breu
ISBN 10
031258685X
LCCN
85025142
OCLC/WorldCat
123183503, 12695278
Library Thing
65302
Goodreads
3136530

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