US Army Campaigns of World War II - Egypt & Libya, North Africa

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Offered for auction here is the booklet entitled "Egypt-Libya". The US had not yet entered World War II when the British faced the Africa Korps of General Erwin Rommel in Libya, but President Roosevelt was preparing to assist the British, given the dire consequences for the region should the Axis forces gain control of Egypt and the Suez Canal. Although the US provided no ground troops for this battle during June 1942-February 1943, it did gain valuable experience in supporting the British forces, which had full control of the campaign. The US conducted its first air attack in Europe of the war, bombing the Ploesti oil fields in Romania, using British bases in North Africa, in an effort to divert German attention from North Africa.
US Army Campaigns of World War II - Egypt & Libya, North Africa
US Army Campaigns of World War II - Egypt & Libya, North Africa
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The
US Army Center of Military History
, in the 1990s, published a
series of 42 booklets
detailing
"The US Army Campaigns of World War II".
These booklets
provided details on the planning and fighting in the various theaters of war
. Each booklet addressed such topics as the (a)
the strategic setting of the area
, (b)
military operations
, and (c) an
analysis of that campaign
. The publications are
well-illustrated with multiple color maps of the battlefields
,
routes of advance by the troops
, and
defensive lines
. There are also
black-and-white photographs
.
Each booklet measures appx 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches closed, 11 x 8 1/2 inches opened, and is printed on a high-quality semi-glossy paperstock. All are
unused and in mint condition
. Over the coming weeks, I will be offering for sale booklets from this set. You can find all listings by entering the Ebay keywords
"US Army Campaigns of World War".
Offered for auction here is the booklet entitled
"Egypt-Libya"
. The
US had not yet entered World War II when the British faced the
Africa Korps
of General Erwin Rommel in Libya
, but President Roosevelt was
preparing to assist the British
, given the dire consequences for the region should the Axis forces gain control of Egypt and the Suez Canal. Although the
US provided no ground troops for this battle during June 1942-February 1943
, it did gain valuable experience in supporting the British forces, which had full control of the campaign. The US
conducted its first air attack in Europe of the war, bombing the Ploesti oil fields in Romania, using British bases in North Africa
, in an effort to divert German attention from North Africa. This publication has some
great maps, to include the Middle East and Egypt-Libya in 1942.
This publication, which
contains 20 pages
, is in
excellent, virtual mint, condition.
There are no rips or tears, no writing or markings, no spills or smears, and the binding is secure with all pages firmly in place.
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