With utmost spirit : Allied naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1942-1945 /

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"Nineteen months before the D-day invasion of Normandy, Allied assault forces landed in North Africa in Operation TORCH, the first major amphibious operation of the war in Europe. Under the direction of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, AUS, Adm. Andrew B. Cunningham, RN, Admiral H. Kent Hewitt, USN,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tomblin, Barbara
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2004.
Temas:
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Mediterranean Region.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations navales.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Military campaigns
Military operations, Naval
Weltkrieg > 1939-1945
Operation > Militär
Alliierte
Geschichte 1942-1945.
Mediterranean Region
Mittelmeerraum
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Nineteen months before the D-day invasion of Normandy, Allied assault forces landed in North Africa in Operation TORCH, the first major amphibious operation of the war in Europe. Under the direction of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, AUS, Adm. Andrew B. Cunningham, RN, Admiral H. Kent Hewitt, USN, and others, the Allies kept pressure on the Axis by attacking what Winston Churchill dubbed "the soft underbelly of Europe." The Allies seized the island of Sicily, landed at Salerno and Anzio, and established a presence along the coast of southern France. With Utmost Spirit takes a fresh look at this c
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 578 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-556) and index.
ISBN:9780813171982
0813171989
9780813137681
0813137683
1283232987
9781283232982
9786613232984
661323298X
0813184614
9780813184616

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