{"product_id":"2940170596546","title":"An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa 1942-1943 (Abridged)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the first volume of a remarkable trilogy, Pulitzer Prize-winner Rick Atkinson provides the definitive history of the second world war in North Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe liberation of Europe and the destruction of the Third Reich is an epic story of courage and calamity, of miscalculation and enduring triumph. \u003ci\u003eAn Army at Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e begins on the eve of Operation TORCH, the daring amphibious invasion of Morocco and Algeria. After three days of hard fighting against the French, American, and British troops push deeper into North Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the confidence gained after several early victories soon wanes; casualties mount rapidly; battle plans prove ineffectual, and hope for a quick and decisive victory evaporates. The Allies discover that they are woefully unprepared to fight and win this war. North Africa becomes a proving ground: it is here that American officers learn how to lead, here that soldiers learn how to hate, here that an entire army learns what it will take to vanquish a formidable enemy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany great battle captains emerged in North Africa, including Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, and Montgomery. Atkinson brings these commanders vividly to life. He takes us to the front lines of every major battleamp;mdash;from Oran to Kasserine to Tunis. In North Africa, the Allied coalition came into its own, the enemy forever lost the initiative, and the United Statesamp;mdash;for the first timeamp;mdash;began to act like a great power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAtkinson casts a clear eye on the dark tragedies that haunt every war. The first volume of the Liberation Trilogy, \u003ci\u003eAn Army at Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e is history of the highest orderamp;mdash;brilliantly researched, rich with new material and surprising insights, the deeply human story of a monumental battle for the future of civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47105061322992,"sku":"2940170596546","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170596546_p0.jpg?v=1763713975","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170596546","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}