Operation Torch

On this day in 1942, the Allies launched Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa. Three task forces targeted French Morocco, Oran and Algiers. Key objectives were secured by November 16th . It was the first major offensive in the European-North African theatre that involved American forces. The security of Torch was the central subject of The Torch Betrayal, the first book in the Conor Thorn Series.