World War II had many superlatives, but none like Operation Torch—a series of simultaneous amphibious landings, audacious commando and paratroop assaults, and
Following the raid on Pearl Harbor and the entry of the United States into World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt identified the European theatre as his
The 1942 invasion of North Africa, which developed the strategy and techniques crucial to Germany's ultimate defeat, is re-created by historian Gelb. This impec