An Army At Dawn: The War In North Africa (1942-1943)

  • Author: Rick Atkinson
  • Narrator: George Guidall
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Duration: 26:05:23
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Synopsis

Beginning the trilogy that continues with The Day of Battle, An Army at Dawn opens on the eve of Operation TORCH, the daring amphibious invasion of Morocco and Algeria. After three days of hard fighting against the French, American and British troops push deeper into North Africa.

But the confidence gained after several early victories soon wanes; casualties mount rapidly, battle plans prove ineffectual, and hope for a quick and decisive victory evaporates. The Allies discover that they are woefully unprepared to fight and win this war. North Africa becomes a proving ground: it is here that American officers learn how to lead, here that soldiers learn how to hate, here that an entire army learns what it will take to vanquish a formidable enemy. In North Africa, the Allied coalition came into its own, the enemy forever lost the initiative, and the United States -- for the first time -- began to act like a great power.

Chapters

  • AnArmyAtDawn 01 Title

    Duration: 40s
  • AnArmyAtDawn 02 Prologue a

    Duration: 23min
  • AnArmyAtDawn 03 Prologue b

    Duration: 15min
  • AnArmyAtDawn 04 Prologue c

    Duration: 21min
  • AnArmyAtDawn 05 Part1 Ch1a

    Duration: 19min
  • AnArmyAtDawn 06 Ch1b

    Duration: 11min
  • AnArmyAtDawn 07 Ch1c

    Duration: 29min
  • AnArmyAtDawn 08 Ch1d

    Duration: 22min
  • AnArmyAtDawn 09 Ch1e

    Duration: 26min
  • AnArmyAtDawn 10 Ch1f

    Duration: 12min
  • AnArmyAtDawn 11 Ch1g

    Duration: 17min
  • AnArmyAtDawn 12 Ch2a

    Duration: 27min
  • AnArmyAtDawn 13 Ch2b

    Duration: 28min
  • AnArmyAtDawn 14 Ch2c

    Duration: 14min
  • AnArmyAtDawn 15 Ch2d

    Duration: 11min
  • AnArmyAtDawn 16 Ch2e

    Duration: 20min
  • AnArmyAtDawn 17 Ch2f

    Duration: 16min
  • AnArmyAtDawn 18 Ch2g

    Duration: 19min
  • AnArmyAtDawn 19 Ch3a

    Duration: 23min
  • AnArmyAtDawn 20 Ch3b

    Duration: 17min
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