An Army At Dawn; The War in Africa
by Atkinson, Rick
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0805062882
- ISBN 13
- 9780805062885
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Henry Holt and Co.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 0805062882 . Some creasing of DJ at head of spine ; A near-fine volume in a VG+ DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Map endpapers, B&W photos. ; The Liberation Trilogy #1; 6.45 X 1.65 X 242.57 inches; 681 pages; "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." A well researcher book by a Pulitzer Prize winning author. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21147
- Title
- An Army At Dawn; The War in Africa
- Author
- Atkinson, Rick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0805062882
- ISBN 13
- 9780805062885
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- 0805062882, North Africa, patton, tank warfare, Operation Torch, Rommel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africa; Militaria;
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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