An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa,... (Liberation Trilogy 1) by Rick Atkinson

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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... read more

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A few minutes past 10 A.M. on Wednesday, October 21, 1942, a twin-engine Navy passenger plane broke through the low overcast blanketing Washington, D.C., then banked over the Potomac River for the final approach to Anacostia Field.

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This is book 1 in the Liberation Trilogy series.

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Rick Atkinson (Author)

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Pulitzer Prize (2003: History)

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An Army at Dawn (edit title)

The War in North Africa, 1942-1943

Rick Atkinson (Author) (edit contributors)