Description
Signed copy of An Army At Dawn: The War In North Africa, 1942-1943, winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for History.
Octavo, 681pp, [2]. White boards, title stamped in gilt. Number line through “13” on copyright page. Appears unread. In the publisher’s dust jacket, “Pulitzer Prize” on front cover, $40.00 retail price, a near fine example.
Signed on the title page by Rick Atkinson.
The Liberation Trilogy by Rick Atkinson follows the United States’ buildup and involvement in World War II. The first volume, An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943, was first published by Henry Holt and Company in 2002. It won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 2003. The other two volumes, The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 and The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945, were both New York Times bestsellers.