Patton''s First Victory - How General George Patton Turned Tide in North Africa Defeated

Informationen zum Autor Leo Barron holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in history and has served with the 101st Airborne. He saw two tours of active duty in Iraq as an infantry and intelligence officer. He has written for Infantry, WWII History, and World War II magazines. He is co-author of No Silent Night: The Christmas Battle for Bastogne (NAL, 2012) and author of Patton at the Battle of the Bulge: How the General's Tanks Turned the Tide at Bastogne (NAL, 2014) and High Tide in the Korean War (Stackpole, 2015). He works for General Dynamics as an instructor of military intelligence officers and lives with his family in Arizona. Klappentext American troops invaded North Africa in November 1942, but did not face serious resistance until their defeat at Kasserine Pass. After this disaster, Gen. George Patton took command, and at El Guettar, Patton's men defeated the Germans. It was the first victory of Patton's storied World War II career, and proved that the U.S. Army could win.

Product details

• Authors: Leo Barron, Leo Barron
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9780811718325
• ISBN: 978-0-8117-1832-5
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Nordafrika, 1940 bis 1949 n. Chr., Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Moderne Kriegsführung, Schlachten und Feldzüge