An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa (1942-1943)

Detailed and always interesting, Atkinson continues to his tradition of writing excellence. The entire trilogy is outstanding.

This narrative begins with Operation Torch, so much of the war in North Africa has already taken place when the story begins. I did not know there was so much hard fighting in the course of this part of WWII. Nor did I understand before the extent to which the U.S. war machine needed to harden and improve. U.S. failure to properly train the troops before deployment is a consistent theme. I found much to like in this recorded book and I heartily recommend it to others who may be interested in learning more about this important part of our history.

I truly enjoyed this book, having see part of the story on War Stories, which included the author. It is well written though a little hard to follow without a map in hand. Victory costs lives as do mistakes and the author shows the need to obtain Victory

One of the best books on Operation Torch and subseqent operations. I highly recommend it.

I thoroughly enjoyed this account of an often overlooked theater of WWII. I thought the author used a good combination of narrative mixed in with some personal stories from the soldiers. Just FYI, this book does not cover the entire North Africa campaign, but specifically the American involvement from late 1942 and after.

I was unaware of how ill-prepared we were as an army and did not know much if anything of the French fighting with the Germans in North Africa. Helps to place Casablanca in context . Enjoyable read.

A very interesting historical look at the Allied invasion of North Africa in '42-'43. Not as many personal stories of individuas as Stephen Ambroise. This is much more of a historical look at the decisions and the decision makers as opposed to the ground soldiers. I enjoyed it.