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An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 The first of a projected three volumes about the U.S. role in the World War II liberation of Europe, _An Army at Dawn_ deals with the North Africa campaign. Somehow, the author has found just the right mix of detail -- from personal notes out of soldiers' diaries and letters home, to the reparations paid to Algerians for traffic fatalities caused by Allies -- versus big picture aspects, such as the British and American political maneuverings at Casablanc... Crusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War Published in 1993, Atkinson's history of the Gulf War moves easily from the behind-the-scenes planning and decisions of Bush, Powell, Schwarzkopf and the lower generals, to the experiences of individual pilots and soldiers. Although generally sympathetic to the allied efforts, he does not skip over the many incidents of "friendly fire," tactical errors, interservice turf spats, addiction to amphetamines and sedatives by American pilots, and tantrums by A... In the Company of Soldiers: A Chronicle of Combat Holt, 2004, 25.00, 319 pp. ISBN: 0805075615 As an embedded journalist with the 101st Airborne (“Band of Brothers” fame), Pulitzer Prize winning correspondent and military historian Richard Atkinson provides a deep look at the Iraq War from the perspective of the American troops. Though the concentration is more on the field grade officers, no one seems to have been left out of this effort. Readers learn how the soldier sees things whether it is...	View these reviews in summary mode Rick Atkinson Message Board 4/26/2008 5:23:56 PM Talk about the novels, new and used books that Atkinson has written!

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