Jean Paul Pallu Operation 'Torch' The Invasion of North A (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)

by Jean Paul

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Further Details Title: Operation 'Torch' The Invasion of North Africa Condition: New Author: Jean Paul Pallud Publisher: After the Battle Subtitle: Then and Now EAN: 9781870067966 ISBN: 9781870067966 Format: Hardback Release Date: 06/29/2019 Language: English Item Height: 297mm Genre: History Topic: Military History, Law & Politics Description: In 2012 Jean Paul Pallud wrote the After the Battle account of the Desert War; now he completes the story with detailed coverage of the landings of Operation `Torch’ in North-West Africa in November 1942.When the western Allies decided to launch a second front in North Africa, they carefully considered the anti-British feeling left in France by the ill-advised attack by the Royal Navy on the French Fleet at Mers el Kébir in July 1940. Consequently, the operation was given an American rather than a British complexion, General Eisenhower was chosen to lead a mostly American force into battle and the major Royal Navy contribution was kept as inconspicuous as this point in the war, the Allies had almost no experience with amphibious operations and it was a risky undertaking to carry out such an immense operation covering multiple landings over 600 miles apart. Even more amazing was the fact that part of the invasion forces was to depart from the United States, 6,000 miles away.As the orders were not confirmed until a month before Operation `Torch’ was launched, there was very little time to organise such a logistically complex operation in

• Publisher: After the Battle
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9781870067966
• Condition: Fine

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