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.
Trilogia della Liberazione della Seconda Guerra Mondiale Serie
Questa epica trilogia narra momenti cruciali della Seconda Guerra Mondiale, concentrandosi sulla liberazione dell'Europa e sull'ascesa dell'America a superpotenza globale. La narrazione inizia in Nord Africa nel 1942, tracciando un percorso attraverso una guerra combattuta su due fronti. Segue i destini intrecciati di soldati e civili che combattono per la libertà contro la tirannia. La serie offre un resoconto avvincente di battaglie strategiche e sacrifici umani durante il conflitto più significativo del XX secolo.
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The second volume of Rick Atkinson's monumental trilogy about the Liberation of Europe in the Second World War.
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The magnificent conclusion to Atkinson's monumental and highly acclaimed trilogy about the Liberation of Europe in the Second World War.