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This book takes the dangerous "Operation Torch" as an entry point and details the tragic war in which the Allied forces landed in North Africa from 1942 to 1943, captured Tunisia, and annihilated the Axis African Corps. From their high spirits when they luckily landed in Morocco and Algiers, to their panic when they advanced into Tunisia and fought a fierce battle with the ferocious and experienced German army, the Allied forces found that they were not prepared for battle at all: logistical chaos, military misjudgments, competition for command, The British and American armies fought on their own... North Africa became a testing ground. The raid on Judeid, the Battle of Kesselring Pass, and the decisive battle in Tunisia were bloody battles one after another, tempering the Allied forces, especially the fledgling U. S. Army, into a tiger and wolf army! The book vividly describes the many protagonists who emerged on the battlefield: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, Montgomery, Rommel, Kesselring... Whether they are generals galloping on the battlefield to kill decisively, soldiers who kill coldly to survive, or ordinary people who are like ants in the flames of war, the wars written by Atkinson appear particularly real and terrifying! When Rommel was defeated, the North African Campaign finally produced countless elite soldiers and valuable combat experience for the landing in Sicily and Normandy, and the liberation of the European continent!

If the fierce fighting on the European battlefield is a historical drama, then the North African campaign is the first act of this drama. Here, the British Empire was reduced to a vassal in the Anglo-American alliance, the Axis soldiers lost confidence in their officers and were unwilling to fight, while the United States showed its edge and became the leading force in the world. This book sets a monument to this forgotten history. It uses the dangerous Operation Torch as an entry point to sort out the tragic war between November 1942 and May 1942 when the Allied forces landed in French Morocco and Algeria, captured Tunisia, and annihilated the Axis African Corps. The newly formed Allied Forces were originally mired in disorganized logistical supplies, power struggles among allies, and endless military miscalculations. However, after experiencing the Judeid surprise attack, the tragic defeat at Kesselin Pass and the decisive battle at the Tunisian bridgehead, the US military who rushed into battle finally learned to hate and how to defeat the battlefield-hardened enemy. The author not only vividly describes Eisenhower, Patton, Montgomery and other outstanding commanders in North Africa, but also compassionately depicts the soldiers who fell in a pool of blood before they could draw their guns, the civilians who were ravaged in the war, and the miserable prisoners whose lives were cut off. Atkinson's realistic and terrifying North African battlefield tells the world that World War II is not a biography of a saint. Even though heroes and sages emerge in endlessly, there are also rats, fools and corrupt degenerates.

This is an unparalleled epic of the 20th century. This book reproduces the large-scale battles and dramatic stories on the Western European battlefields from 1944 to 1945, and restores the thrilling process of the Allies liberating Europe at a huge cost and eliminating Hitler. The Normandy landing opened the curtain of the decisive battle on the battlefields of Western Europe. The author uses superb writing skills and beautiful words to vividly depict that bold and adventurous military operation, setting the tone for the subsequent wonderful narrative. The liberation of Paris, Operation Market Garden, the terrible tank battle, and the insertion into the heart of the Third Reich... Through rich new materials, the author narrates various major historical events and makes them vivid on the page. The author presents this history from the perspectives of participants at different levels: arrogant generals and politicians, war-torn mid-level non-commissioned officers and teenage soldiers, ordinary people ravaged by violence... When Germany finally surrenders, the devastating consequences of this global conflict and the arduous efforts of the Allies to win will bring us new revelations. In short, through this thrilling final volume, the author has made a clear record of the war to liberate the European continent and defend Western freedom.

The "World War II Liberation Trilogy" series includes all 3 volumes of The Army at Dawn, The Days of Fighting and The Gunfire at Dawn: "The Army at Dawn: From the Advance to Tunisia to the Liberation of North Africa, 1942~1943" (The Allies bet on North Africa to capture Tunisia) Destroy the strategic initiative of the Axis forces!) This book uses the dangerous "Operation Torch" as the entry point to detail the tragic war in which the Allied forces landed in North Africa from 1942 to 1943, captured Tunisia, and annihilated the Axis African Corps. From their high spirits when they luckily landed in Morocco and Algiers, to their panic when they advanced into Tunisia and fought a fierce battle with the ferocious and experienced German army, the Allied forces found that they were not prepared for battle at all: logistical chaos, military misjudgments, competition for command, The British and American armies fought on their own... North Africa became a testing ground. The raid on Judeid, the Battle of Kesselring Pass, and the decisive battle in Tunisia were bloody battles one after another, tempering the Allied forces, especially the fledgling U. S. Army, into a tiger and wolf army! The book vividly describes the many protagonists who emerged on the battlefield: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, Montgomery, Rommel, Kesselring... Whether they are generals galloping on the battlefield to kill decisively, soldiers who kill coldly to survive, or ordinary people who are like ants in the flames of war, the wars written by Atkinson appear particularly real and terrifying! When Rommel was defeated, the North African Campaign finally produced countless elite soldiers and valuable combat experience for the landing in Sicily and Normandy, and the liberation of the European continent! "The Days of Fighting: From the Capture of Sicily to the Liberation of Italy, 1943~1944" (the first shot across the Mediterranean to target the Apennines to disintegrate the Axis powers' European defense line), this book combs the timeline from the Allied landings in Sicily to the final capture of Rome, depicts the magnificent Italian campaign, and tells countless heroic stories of "dying for freedom." Although the decision to attack Italy was highly controversial, once the operation began, the Allied forces' determination to liberate Italy never wavered: the rallying horns accompanied by the rushing waves sent the assault boats to the golden coast of Sicily, the roaring steel chariot tracks rolled over the solid defense lines of the Salerno plain, and the roaring fighter planes dropped overwhelming and rain-like bombs at the Port of Taranto... In Atkinson's writing, a picture of majestic and tragic combination slowly unfolds. The overwhelmed Eisenhower, the fearless but conceited Mark Clark, the genius Patton, the paranoid and ruthless Churchill, the strategizing Cunningham, the embattled Mussolini... From generals to soldiers, from politicians to civilians, the trajectories of countless lives converged and burned in this period of history. This was an epic battle for the European continent between the Third Reich and its rebels, and it was the first shot to dismantle the Axis powers' European defenses. When Mark Clark finally "conquered" Rome, the last obstacle before D-Day had been removed - and the end of the Third Reich was near. "The Guns of Dawn: From the Normandy Landings to the Fall of the Third Reich, 1944~1945" (a landmark "World War II" epic that truly reproduces the tragic battle between the Allies and the Germans) is an unparalleled epic in the 20th century. This book reproduces the large-scale battles and dramatic stories on the Western European battlefields from 1944 to 1945, and restores the thrilling process of the Allies liberating Europe at a huge cost and eliminating Hitler. The Normandy landing opened the curtain of the decisive battle on the battlefields of Western Europe. The author uses superb writing skills and beautiful words to vividly depict that bold and adventurous military operation, setting the tone for the subsequent wonderful narrative. The liberation of Paris, Operation Market Garden, the terrible tank battle, and the insertion into the heart of the Third Reich... Through rich new materials, the author narrates various major historical events and makes them vivid on the page. The author presents this history from the perspectives of participants at different levels: arrogant generals and politicians, war-torn mid-level non-commissioned officers and teenage soldiers, ordinary people ravaged by violence... When Germany finally surrenders, the devastating consequences of this global conflict and the arduous efforts of the Allies to win will bring us new revelations.