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Twelve Desperate Miles: The Epic World War II Voyage Of The SS Contessa (2012)

by Tim Brady(Favorite Author)

3.39 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0307590372 (ISBN13: 9780307590374)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Crown

review 1: An interesting, well-researched book on an aspect of WWII (North Africa) which I haven't read much about. In short, the author tells the story of a luxury liner/cargo ship remodeled into a ship with a special purpose in the American invasion of North Africa. The story of the ship, her crew, her captain, and her French river navigator are intriguing - but more interesting is the depiction of the US Military on the European Front in 1942. From that perspective, an excellent read. I learned much about Operation Torch from this book.
review 2: Twelve Desperate Miles describes the voyage of merchant ship SS Contessa as part of the Allied invasion of North Africa during WW II. The book isn't exactly a gripping, can't-put-it-down page turner, but still it provides an... more interesting look at this piece of pre-invasion war planning. The invasion of North Africa, and the planning behind it, is rarely given the attention given to the Normandy Invasion, the Pacific Theater, or more well known European battles. And since it covered a lesser known, less discussed portion of the WWII story, it was that much more interesting to me. less

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