Turning the Tide: The Usaaf in North Africa and Sicily

by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

Packed with personal accounts of the action, this is a vivid narrative history of the often-overlooked USAAF campaign in North Africa and Sicily in World War II.

In 1942, the Western Allies needed to take the offensive against the Axis powers to relieve pressure on the Soviet Union. With planning for a cross-Channel invasion beset by logistical and operational difficulties, in May President Roosevelt ordered his military leaders to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147286025X
• ISBN13: 9781472860255
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"