An Army At Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 by Rick Atkinson
An Army At Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 by Rick Atkinson An Army At Dawn is a history novel that focuses on the actions of the Allied forces in the beginning of the United States involvement in World War II. It explains the actions of both President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in choosing to attack North Africa instead of Western Europe in efforts to oust the Germans and win the war. This novel thoroughly examines the movements of the Allies and includes excerpts from the diaries of General Eisenhower and General Patton as well as many other officers on the Allied and Axis sides. We follow the campaign from the planning phases, through the first attacks in the fall of 1942 through victory in Tunisia in May of 1943. This book is Volume One of the Liberation Trilogy written by Atkinson. It is obvious that he is preparing the reader to follow him on a journey throughout the conclusion of World War II. In the open