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

  • The Liberation Trilogy, Volume 1
  • By: Rick Atkinson
  • Narrated by: George Guidall
  • Length: 26 hrs and 5 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)

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

By: Rick Atkinson
Narrated by: George Guidall
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Pulitzer Prize, History, 2003

The liberation of Europe and the destruction of the Third Reich is a story of courage and enduring triumph, of calamity and miscalculation. In this first volume of the Liberation Trilogy, Rick Atkinson shows why no modern learner can understand the ultimate victory of the Allied powers without a grasp of the great drama that unfolded in North Africa in 1942 and 1943. That first year of the Allied war was a pivotal point in American history, the moment when the United States began to act like a great power.

Beginning with the daring amphibious invasion in November 1942, An Army at Dawn follows the American and British armies as they fight the French in Morocco and Algeria, and then take on the Germans and Italians in Tunisia. Battle by battle, an inexperienced and sometimes poorly led army gradually becomes a superb fighting force. Central to the tale are the extraordinary but fallible commanders who come to dominate the battlefield: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, Montgomery, and Rommel.

Brilliantly researched, rich with new material and vivid insights, Atkinson's narrative provides the definitive history of the war in North Africa.

An Army at Dawn is the winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for History.

©2002 Rick Atkinson; 2013 Simon and Schuster
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Good story and depth of N.Africa

Very good start of episode 1 of 3 if this is the start can not wait for next episode which now going straight onto.

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Loved it!

Now this is a good book, well researched, great story and well read! It deals with the US’s slightly chaotic entry into the war and the coming of age of their generals - Eisenhower, Bradley and Patton. I especially liked the irreverent dealing of the senior British generals, Brooke, Alexander and Montgomery - all Ulster men, BTW. The myth of Monty the Messiah is further deflated - again tried to squeeze 2 Corps sequentially through a too narrow space. Can’t wait for part 2!

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Excellent book with matching narrator

Fantastic book gripping from start to finish. The details are many but that what makes it great.Its easy to download decent maps from Google as the names of areas and mountains can be tricky to follow but it's the same with all audible listens..I found the narrator perfect and matched the tempo of the book quiet well.. 5 stars easly and looking forward to next two books.

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