Meeting the Fox

Meeting the Fox

The Allied Invasion of Africa, from Operation Torch to Kasserine Pass to Victory in Tunisia

Kelly, Orr

John Wiley & Sons Inc

04/2002

400

Dura

Inglês

9780471414292

15 a 20 dias

708

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Maps and Illustrations.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction: Visit to a Forgotten Cemetery.

PART ONE: THE LONG WAY TO BERLIN.

The Longest Reach.

"Things Must Not Be Going So Good."

Oran: Seize the Airfields.

Landing at Algiers.

The Axis Reacts.

First Blood.

Seizing the High Ground.

Fight for the Air.

PART TWO: MEETING THE FOX.

Is Anyone in Charge Up There?

On-The-Job Training--the Hard Way.

A Spring Breeze from the East.

A Valentine's Day Surprise.

First Armored to the Rescue.

"Men Just Running--It Was Panic!"

Rommel Takes Over.

Changing of the Guard.

The Battle of El Guettar.

PART THREE: VICTORY IN TUNISIA.

Ordeal at Fondouk Pass.

Gaining the Upper Hand in the Air.

A Hill Called "609".

Victory in North Africa.

A Note on Sources.

Bibliography.

Index.
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