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Operation Torch... French North Africa...
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November 09, 1942
THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, November 9, 1942
* Operation Torch
* French North Africa
This 10 page newspaper has a nice two line banner headline on the front page: "U.S. Forces Closing On key Defenses Of North Africa; Algiers Already Occupied" with subheads. Other news of the day throughout.
Little browning and wear around the margins mostly along spine but no text loss, otherwise in good condition.
source: wikipedia: Operation Torch (initially called Operation Gymnast) was the British-American invasion of French North Africa in World War II during the North African Campaign, started November 8, 1942.
The Soviet Union had pressed the United States and Britain to start operations in Europe, and open a second front to reduce the pressure of German forces on the Russian troops. While the American commanders favored Operation Sledgehammer, landing in Occupied Europe as soon as possible, the British commanders believed that such a course would end in disaster. An attack on French North Africa was proposed instead, which would clear the Axis Powers from North Africa, improve naval control of the Mediterranean Sea, and prepare an invasion of Southern Europe in 1943. American President Franklin D. Roosevelt suspected the African operation would rule out an invasion of Europe in 1943 but agreed to support British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
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