https://blog.georgefabish.com/tags/british_american_relationship/ Recent content in British_american_relationship on George's Blog Hugo en-US Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.georgefabish.com/reviews/an-army-at-dawn-the-war-in-north-africa-1942-1943-world-war-ii-liberation-trilogy-1/ Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:22 -0500 https://blog.georgefabish.com/reviews/an-army-at-dawn-the-war-in-north-africa-1942-1943-world-war-ii-liberation-trilogy-1/ <p><strong>Summary</strong></p> <p>A history of the United States entering WW2 in North Africa. This 700 page book is the first of a trilogy about WW2 in Europe. It covers a single year of the conflict starting with the US landing in Northern Africa and ending with the capture of Tunisia.</p> <p><strong>Thoughts</strong></p> <p>A fantastic history, reading this book really gives you the feeling of living through the events. Not in a first-person sense, but more as a near omniscient deity who is really interested in America&rsquo;s military. What feels like every skirmish, battle, air raid, and flat tire has been listed. Every shell casing counted, and temperature noted. All this is done in a way that manages to stay compelling throughout. -The Allies I never realized just how tense the relationship was between the Brits and the Yankees. There was quite a bit of animosity and distrust between the old power and the new power that was coming of age in this war. British folks thought of the Americans as inexperienced bumbling idiots who would only be useful as a support role in WW2. The Americans had their own reservations, one of my favorite quotes that sums up this new relationship was from Harold Macmillan:</p>