An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943

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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In the first volume of his monumental trilogy about the liberation of Europe in WW II, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson tells the riveting story of the war in North Africa The liberation of Europe and the destruction of the Third Reich is a story of courage and enduring triumph, of calamity and miscalculation 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 That first year of the Allied war was a pivotal point in American history, the moment when the United States began to act like a great power.Beginning 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 Algeria, 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 Central to the tale are the extraordinary but fallible commanders who come to dominate the battlefield Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, Montgomery, and Rommel.Brilliantly researched, rich with new material and vivid insights, Atkinson s narrative provides the definitive history of the war in North Africa. Download An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 by Rick Atkinson – kino-fada.fr In the tradition of government issue graves, the stones are devoid of epitaphs, parting endearments, even dates of birth But visitors familiar with the American and British invasion of North Africa in November 1942, and the subsequent seven month struggle to expel the Axis powers there, can make reasonable conjectures We can surmise that Willet H Wallace, a private first class in the 26th Infantry Regiment who died on November 9, 1942, was killed at St Cloud, Algeria, during the three days In the tradition of government issue graves, the stones are devoid of epitaphs, parting endearments, even dates of birth But visitors familiar with the American and British invasion of North Africa in November 1942, and the subsequent seven month struggle to expel the Axis powers there, can make reasonable conjectures We can surmise that Willet H Wallace, a private first class in the 26th Infantry Regiment who died on November 9, 1942, was killed at St Cloud, Algeria, during the three days of hard fighting against, improbably, the French Ward H Osmun and his brother Wilbur W., both privates from New Jersey in the 18th Infantry and both killed ...Long winded, but incredibly well written and exhaustive, An Army at Dawn by Rick Atkinson was definitely a choice pick for the Pulitzer for History 2003 The book is simply brilliant is demonstrating that friction between British and America commands nearly imploded the effort in Africa and how close the battle for Tunisia really was The ...For among mortal powers, only imagination can bring back the dead Rick Atkinson s An Army at Dawn The War in North Africa, 1942 1943 was my introduction to WWII African campaign I found it masterful, thoroughly researched, and bestowed with a well crafted and colorful narrative It brings the war, with its scalding heat and contrasting cold nights of the desert turned bitter with icy winds and gifts the readers with tales about the protagonists, depositing them right on the battlefieldsFor among mortal powers, only imagination can bring back the dead Rick Atkinson s An Army at Dawn The War in North Africa, 1942 1943 was my introduction to WWII African campaign I found it masterful, thoroughly researched, and bestowed with a well crafted and colorful narrative It brings the war, with its scalding heat and contrasting cold nights of the desert turned bitter with icy winds and gifts the readers with tales about the protagonists, depositing them right on the battlefields Thus, it enables us to hear the sounds of fighting and dying with the cries of the wounded It allows us to witness the lives of individual survivors, of the dying, as the dead are brought forth with the power of Homer s Iliad Indeed,t his is an ancient place, built on the ruins of Roman Cartage and a stone s throw from the even older Punic city It is incomparably serene. Serene, but not for long We are introduced to General Eisenhower, Rear Admiral Hewitt, General Patton, General Frede...If I didn t know the end of this story, I would swear the Allies are about to lose World War II Eisenhower stays in Gibraltar for the early months, taking care of politics instead of coordinating the war effort in North Africa Later he moves to Algiers, far from the battle front Americans and British make every amateur mistake in the book failure to do reconnaissance ...Atkinson s An Army at Dawn covers the 1942 1943 war in North Africa, from the initial Allied invasions to the drawn out siege of Tunisia Like all great history books, this one reads like a cracking good novel Atkinson brings his characters to life, from Supreme Commander Ike Eisenhower to the soldiers on the front line, using personal diaries, letters home, and declassified official accounts He evokes the North African terrain in vivid detail and really make... Combining storytelling with historical facts, this book really stands out and truly is worth its Pullitzer in every senseAn Army at Dawn is the first book in a trilogy, where Rick Atkinson covers the liberation of Europe during World War II This book covers the Allied landings in North Africa, starting in 1942 until the Allied victory on the Axis forces in Tunisia, ending in 1943.The book starts with the early planning stages of the Allied invasion Operation Torch The big question that puzzl Combining storytelling with historical facts, this book really stands out and truly is worth its Pullitzer in every senseAn Army at Dawn is the first book in a trilogy, where Rick Atkinson covers the liberation of Europe during World War II This book covers the Allied landings in North Africa, starting in 1942 until the Allied victory on the Axis forces in Tunisia, ending in 1943.The book starts with the early plan...An Army at Dawn The War in North Africa, 1942 1943 gets 5 Big Stars for reaching that rare pinnacle a war history that can be read enjoyably by novices and historical experts Rick Atkinson stands equal with Max Hastings and Cornelius Ryan in making this subject come alive He uses the same techniques, walking you through how the leaders developed grand strategy and then taking you right down into the foxholes, ships and ard vehicles in the heat of battle He uses vignettes of various parts An Army at Dawn The War in North Africa, 1942 1943 gets 5 Big Stars for reaching that rare pinnacle a war history that can be read enjoyably by novices and historical experts Rick Atkinson stands equal with M...Book One of the Liberation Trilogy, this is one of the most well written WWII history books I ve ever read Atkinson is an accomplished researcher but also brings his research to life with well placed anecdotes, memoranda, letters and documented conversations It s almost like reading a novel.The only drawback is the overwhelming scope of his narrative I sometimes had to read the same material twice to get it into proper context I also accessed the index many times to refresh my memory on name Book One of the Liberation Trilogy, this is one of the most well written WWII history books I ve ever read Atkinson is an accomplished researcher but also brings his research to life with well placed anecdotes, mem...For those who are interested in the military history of Europe during World War II but do not enjoy dealing with the minutiae of military detail for each battle Rick Atkinson has done us all a service He has produced what has been labeled as the liberation trilogy which he has just completed with the publication of THE GUNS AT LAST LIGHT THE WAR IN WESTERN EUROPE, 1944 1945 Mr Atkinson has spent the last fifteen years researching and writing his history of the war in Europe In 2002 he pres For those who are interested in the military history of Europe during World War II but do not enjoy dealing with the minutiae of military detail for each battle Rick Atkinson has done us all a service He has produced what has been labeled as the liberation trilogy which he has just completed with the publication of THE GUNS AT LAST LIGHT THE WAR IN WESTERN EUROPE, 1944 1945 Mr Atkinson has spent the last fifteen years researching and writing his history of the war in Europe In 2002 he presented AN ARMY AT DAWN, THE WAR IN NORTH AFRICA, 1942 1943, and in 2008, THE WAR IN BATTLE THE WAR IN SICILY AND ITALY, 1943 1944 was published The p...I started Atkinson s Liberation Trilogy with his second book The Day of Battle but that was such an informative and well written account of the Italian campaign that when I came across a copy of An Army at Dawn in a local used bookstore, I picked it up immediately.Overall, I wasn t disappointed.Despite the occasionally overwrought prose which I don t remember so much from The Day of Battle , Atkinson manages to relate the invasion of North Africa and the subsequent campaign to take Tunis wi I started Atkinson s Liberation Trilogy with his second boo...

An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943
  • English
  • 05 November 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 704 pages
  • 0805062882
  • Rick Atkinson
  • An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943