Book Description

Published as part of an ongoing World War II 75th anniversary commemoration, this monograph succinctly covers Operation Torch, the U.S. amphibious invasion of French North Africa in November 1942. Torch was also the first U.S. amphibious operation in this theater and provided a number of lessons learned for both U.S. Navy and U.S. Army for future joint and combined endeavors. A series of vignettes that accompany the main text gives biographical details of key U.S. commanders and provides background details of significant naval vessels of the Torch invasion fleet. Operation Torch directly led to the defeat of Axis forces in North Africa and set the stage for later landings in Italy and, eventually, German-occupied France. Related products: World War II resources collection: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/world-war-ii Other products published by the U.S. Navy, Naval History and Heritage Command can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/naval-history-heritage-command