Northwest Africa
Subtitle: seizing the initiative in the West
By: George F. Howe.
Series: United States Army in World War II. The Mediterranean theater of operations; United States Army in World War II
Publisher: Center of Military History, U.S. Army
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 748
Subjects: United States. Army -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North.
Description: The assault on North Africa on 8 November 1942 led to a bitter conflict that finally culminated in the defeat of the Axis forces in Tunisia seven months later. The campaign was, for the U.S. Army, a school in coalition warfare and an introduction to enemy tactics.