The Rising Tide (novel)

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The Rising Tide is the first novel of a continuing series by Jeff Shaara based on certain theaters of World War 2.

It covers the North African campaign from its position in late May to Rommel's defeat. It also covers Operation Husky in Italy. The main characters are Erwin Rommel, Dwight D Eisenhower, and two young soldiers named Jack Logan and Sergeant Adams. The book became a New York Times bestseller and a Wall Street Journal bestseller less than a month after being published, debuing at number 8 on both newspapers.