TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hatlem,John C.
AU  - Hunter,Kenneth E.
AU  - Tackley,Margaret E.
AU  - Ward,Orlando
AU  - United StatesDepartment of the ArmyOffice of Military History
AU  - Bacon,Mary Ann
AU  - Phillips,W.Brooks
TI  - The war against Germany and Italy: Mediterranean and adjacent areas
T2  - United States Army in World War II: Pictorial record
AV  - D731 
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - World War, 1939-1945 -- Pictorial works
KW  - World War, 1939-1945 -- Middle East
KW  - World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy
N1  - Release date is 2023-01-30; Brian Coe, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive); Originally published; United States: US Government Printing Office, 1951
N2  - "The War Against Germany and Italy: Mediterranean and Adjacent Areas" by Hatlem et al. is a historical account written in the late 20th century. This work is a pictorial record documenting the military actions and operations of Allied forces in the Mediterranean Theater during World War II. It highlights key campaigns such as the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, and Italy, supported by a rich collection of photographs and illustrative materials that depict both the battlefield and the human experiences of soldiers.  The opening of the volume sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of the Mediterranean Theater, beginning with the Allied invasion of French North Africa. It outlines the planning and execution of Operation TORCH, starting from the agreement between American and British governments to undertake this crucial military operation. The narrative focuses on the involvement of various military branches and emphasizes the challenges faced, including unexpected resistance from French forces and the subsequent Axis response. This section also introduces the evolving nature of military logistics and air support, presenting a detailed background and context for the pivotal campaigns that would follow in Sicily and Italy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://archive.org/details/WarAgainstGermanyAndItalyMediterraneanAndAdjacentAreas/mode/2up
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69911
ER  -