LEADER 02018nam 2200493 450 001 9910162742703321 005 20181218110902.0 010 $a0-8117-6561-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000001022136 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4787541 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30674542 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30674542 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001022136 100 $a20170130h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aFirst blood in North Africa $eOperation Torch and the U.S. campaign in Africa in WWII /$fJon Diamond 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aGuilford, Connecticut :$cStackpole Books,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (217 pages) 225 1 $aStackpole Military Photo Series 311 $a0-8117-1777-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aStrategic overview and the war in North Africa, 1940-1942 -- Geography, terrain, and the invasion -- Commanders and combatants -- The amphibious landings -- Tunisian warfare and weapons -- Epilogue. 330 $aIn November 1942, eleven months after Pearl Harbor, the United States launched Operation Torch, the invasion of Morocco and Algeria. Overwhelmingly successful against Vichy French forces, the Americans next shifted their focus to Tunisia, where they battled the German Afrika Korps at Kasserine Pass, El Guettar, and Bizerte. 410 0$aStackpole military photo series. 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zAfrica, North 606 $aOperation Torch, 1942 607 $aAfrica, North$xHistory, Military 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns 615 0$aOperation Torch, 1942. 676 $a940.54/231 700 $aDiamond$b Jon$g(Jonathan Russell),$01212272 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910162742703321 996 $aFirst blood in North Africa$92888287 997 $aUNINA