{"product_id":"operation-torch-1942-the-invasion-of-french-north-africa-9781472820549","title":"Operation Torch 1942: The Invasion of French North Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing the raid on Pearl Harbor and the entry of the United States into World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt identified the European theatre as his country's priority. Their first joint operation with the British was an amphibious invasion of French North Africa, designed to relieve pressure on their new Soviet allies, eliminate the threat of the French navy joining the Germans, and to shore up the vulnerability of British imperial possessions and trade routes through the Mediterranean. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOperation Torch was the largest and most complex amphibious invasion of its time. In November 1942, three landings took place simultaneously across the French North African coast in an ambitious attempt to trap and annihilate the Axis' North African armies between the invading forces under General Eisenhower and British Field-Marshall Montgomery's Eighth Army in Egypt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing full-color artwork, maps, and contemporary photographs, this is the thrilling story of this complex operation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472820549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 7.10w x 0.30d","brand":"Brian Lane Herder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52435515179189,"sku":"9781472820549","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_04098958-ecb5-4726-9d25-140870a7a5a3.jpg?v=1776226971","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/operation-torch-1942-the-invasion-of-french-north-africa-9781472820549","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}