Northwest Africa: Seizing the Initiative in the West

by George F. Howe

Book Overview

(Includes maps) The history of initial actions in a war contains lessons of special value for the professional soldier and for all students of military problems. Northwest Africa abounds in such lessons, for it covers the first massive commitments of American forces in World War II. The continent of Africa became a gigantic testing ground of tactics, weapons, and training evolved through years of peace. The invasion stretched American resources to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1515100332
• ISBN13: 9781515100331
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 800 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"