An Army at Dawn

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"A splendid book . . . The emphasis throughout is on the humán drama of men at war/7 -The Washington Post Book World The liberation of eürope 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 Algéria, and then take on the Germans and Italians in Tunisia. Battle by battle, an inexperienced and often 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... Tovább

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"A splendid book . . . The emphasis throughout is on the humán drama of men at war/7 -The Washington Post Book World The liberation of eürope 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 Algéria, and then take on the Germans and Italians in Tunisia. Battle by battle, an inexperienced and often 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 surprising insights, Atkinson's vivid narrative telis the deeply humán story of a monumental battle for the future of civilization. "Exceptional ... A work strong in narrative flow and character portraits of the principal commanders ... [A] highly pleasurable read." -The New York Times Book Review "A master of the teliing profilé . . . This vivid, personality-driven account of the campaign to drive Axis forces from North Africa shows the political side of waging war, even at the tactical level." -Chicago Tribüné "Brilliant . . . This is history and war in the hands of a gifted and unflinching writer." -Kansas City Star rlck Atkinson was a staff writer and senior editor at The Washington Post for twenty years. His most recent assignment Swas covering the 101 st Airborne Division in Iraq. He is the bestselling author of The Long Gray Line and Crusade. m His many awards include Pulitzer prizes for journalism and history. He lives in Washington, D.C. ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-8724-6 Vissza