Operation Torch: The American Amphibious Assault on French Morocco, 1942

by Alexandra Lohse and Naval History and Heritage Command, Department of the Navy

Operation Torch resulted from an uneasy compromise between the Allies' conflicting political and military objectives. Though pledged to a "Europe First" policy, the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union deadlocked on when and where to confront Germany-questions that tested their alliance as their military situation grew increasingly precarious over the course of 1942. Torch was an ambitious amphibious invasion that foreshadowed other...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1085906175
• ISBN13: 9781085906173
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"