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100 1 _aHatlem, John C.
245 1 4 _aThe war against Germany and Italy: Mediterranean and adjacent areas
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aUnited States Army in World War II: Pictorial record
500 _aRelease date is 2023-01-30
508 _aBrian 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)
520 _a"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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: US Government Printing Office, 1951
653 _aWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Pictorial works
653 _aWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Middle East
653 _aWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy
700 1 _aHunter, Kenneth E.
700 1 _aTackley, Margaret E.
700 1 _aWard, Orlando,
_d1891-1972
700 1 _aUnited States. Department of the Army. Office of Military History
700 1 _aBacon, Mary Ann
_q(Book editor)
700 1 _aPhillips, W. Brooks
830 0 _aUnited States Army in World War II: Pictorial record
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/WarAgainstGermanyAndItalyMediterraneanAndAdjacentAreas/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69911
999 _c110670
_d110670