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An exciting account of a little-known, yet vital part of World War II, the Allied effort to blockade Axis forces in North Africa with a relatively small number of planes and submarines included some of the war's most spectacular air battles and opened the way to the attack on Fortress Europe from the south.

Table of Contents

Introduction The War in the Mediterranean 1940-1942 Planning the Invasion of North Africa and the Twelfth Air Force The Invasion of North Africa and the Race for Tunis Attacking the Tunisian Buildup: November-December 1942 Reorganization, Sea Sweeps, Land Defeats January-February 1943 Victory: March-May 1943

About the Author

ALAN J. LEVINE, an historian specializing in Russian History, International Relations, and World War II, has published many articles about World War II and the Cold War. He is the author of The Soviet Union, the Communist Movement and the World: Prelude to the Cold War (Praeger, 1992), The Missile and Space Race (Praeger, 1994), The Pacific War (Praeger, 1995), The United States and the Struggle for Southeast Asia, 1945-1975 (Praeger, 1995), and Race Relations Within Western Expansion (Praeger, 1996).

Reviews

.,."[A] scholarly, compelling and definitive study...Levine fills an important gap in the history of the war with his latest book.""-World War II

"Levine's work is the first complete study of the massive allied efforts to stop Rommel's re-supply...[it] is a must read for any serious student of WW2."-Bowling Green Daily News

?...[A] scholarly, compelling and definitive study...Levine fills an important gap in the history of the war with his latest book."?-World War II

?Levine's work is the first complete study of the massive allied efforts to stop Rommel's re-supply...[it] is a must read for any serious student of WW2.?-Bowling Green Daily News

..."�A� scholarly, compelling and definitive study...Levine fills an important gap in the history of the war with his latest book.""-World War II

..."[A] scholarly, compelling and definitive study...Levine fills an important gap in the history of the war with his latest book.""-World War II