The rising tide : a novel of World War II / Jeff Shaara.
As the book begins, Hitler's forces control western Europe, and U.S. troops face off against the Germans in North Africa. From fall 1942 through spring 1943, the Allies battle Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps. Shaara evokes the agony of desert warfare and the utter chaos of an airborne assault through the experiences of Pvt. Jack Logan, a tank gunner, and Sgt. Jesse Adams, a paratrooper. The challenges-and frequent frustrations-of command are seen through the eyes of such luminaries as generals Dwight Eisenhower, George Patton and Rommel. The Allied victory in Africa is followed by the conquest of Sicily and the invasion of mainland Italy in 1943. With the Italian campaign sputtering, the Allies turn to planning for the decisive event of the European theater, the cross-channel invasion of France.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780345461414
- ISBN: 034546141X
- Physical Description: xxxvi, 536 pages : maps ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2006]
- Copyright: ©2006
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| Subject: | World War, 1939-1945 > Italy > Sicily > Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > Africa, North > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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- 56 of 59 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | FIC SHA (Text) | 37810434514575 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
