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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: O'Hara, Vincent P., 1951- Torch. Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2015 (DLC) 2015021812 |
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Document Type: | Book |
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Vincent P O'Hara |
ISBN: | 9781612518237 1612518230 |
OCLC Number: | 908374193 |
Description: | ix, 373 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
Contents: | Situation -- The Art of Amphibious Warfare -- Decision -- Planning and Preparation -- Opposition -- Mediterranean Convoys -- Algiers -- Oran -- Atlantic Convoy -- Port Lyautey -- Casablanca -- The Naval Battle of Casablanca -- The Fall of Casablanca -- Safi -- Axis Reaction -- The Allies Move East -- Final Roundup -- Conclusion. |
Responsibility: | Vincent P. O'Hara. |
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"Vince O'Hara has expertly assembled and comprehensively related all the elements of the political background, the planning and the execution of the operation. He is to be commended for including so much information about French participation. His attention to detail is, at times, stunning: Allied and French battle casualties, precise tonnage of ships sunk, even numbers of ship salvos fired per engagement. He includes a few obscure facts, too, for instance, that U.S. Navy seaplanes dropped depth charges instead of bombs on French tanks and positions. O'Hara concludes that Torch's best achievement was to teach the western allies how to plan and fight combined warfare on the strategic and tactical level and to do so quickly."- JAMP: The Journal of America's Military Past"This book is highly recommended for all audiences, not just history buffs. After all, history belongs to everyone."-The Mariner's Mirror"This well and clearly written book has been meticulously researched and, for the first time, the French situation has been well recorded. A fascinating piece of history."-Baird Maritime Australia"O'Hara weaves into his account a good deal of material on the complex diplomatic and political forces that affected and were affected by these operations, and takes some interesting looks at a number of people, often with telling anecdotes, including France's Admiral Darlan, who comes off as a rather better man than is usually depicted. This is an outstanding addition to the literature of the war." - The Strategy Page Read more...


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