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Together We Stand - North Africa 1942-1943, Turning the Tide in the West (Paperback)
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Together We Stand - North Africa 1942-1943, Turning the Tide in the West (Paperback)
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From the bestselling author of Fortress Malta this is the second
book in the Mediterranean war trilogy. This book looks afresh at
the conflict in Northern Africa, focusing for the first time on the
involvement of the US and the way this early collaboration to
defeat shaped the whole Anglo-American axis for the rest of the war
in Europe. By June 1942, Britain had reached her lowest ebb. Her
military command was in tatters, her armies beaten, and in the
Middle East it seemed all might be lost. Her new ally, America, had
only fledgling armed forces and was severely under-trained, yet it
was this alliance of the weary combatant and naive newcomer, coming
together for the first time in North Africa, that would eventually
bring about the defeat of Nazi Germany. This crucial period - from
defeat at Gazala through to the victories of Alamein and,
ultimately, Tunisia - was a time of learning for the Allies. Yet by
the end Britain and America had finally gained material and certain
tactical advantages over Germany, particularly in air warfare. As
this book shows, the development of a tactical air force -
principles that are still used to this day - were founded over the
skies of North Africa. When the Axis forces were finally driven
from North Africa in May 1943, over 250,000 Axis troops were taken
prisoner, more than had surrendered to the Russians at Stalingrad.
It was a major victory and a crucial steppingstone to the future
invasion of Italy and France. In this new reappraisal, James
Holland interweaves the personal stories of the men - and women -
who made up these polyglot Allied forces: British and American,
Nepalese and Punjabi, South African and Australian, Maori and Zulu,
from all ranks and all services. From the heat and dust of the
Western Desert to the mud and mountains of Northern Tunisia, this
book charts the extraordinary first days of an Alliance that has
worked together ever since.
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