Traces the plots and counterplots that led to the death of Vichy's Fleet Admiral on Christmas Eve 1942, and to the Allied conquest of French North Africa.

Discusses the conflicts between the Allies over Vichy rule in North Africa and how they led to the death of Admiral Darlan

It can be argued that the Middle East during the World War II has been regarded as that conflict’s most overlooked theater of operations. Though the threat of

Historians agree: the diary of Léon Werth (1878-1955) is one of the most precious--and readable--pieces of testimony ever written about life in France under Na