Compared with more famous units and battles relatively little has been written about the operations of the 1st Army.
BOOKS
I recommend that anyone wishing to read about the battles of the 1st Army consult the following key books. I am indebted to the following 5 authors for inspiring me with an interest in the Tunisian Campaign
R Atkinson. The Army at Dawn The War in North Africa. Little Brown,2003
G Blaxland - The Plain Cook and The Showman; The First and Eighth Armies in North Africa. Kimber 1977
R Doherty - Clear the Way The History of the 38th (Irish) Brigade 1941-1947. Irish Academic Press, 1993
K Ford - Battle Axe Division From Africa to Italy with the 78th Division 1942-1945. Sutton Publishing.1999
D Rolf - The Bloody Road to Tunis -Destruction of the Axis Forces in North Africa. Greenhill Books, 2001
ARCHIVES
The War Diaries for the 1st Army and the units under its command are available in the National Archives.
http://www.nationalarchives.co.ulk/
The Imperial War Museum holds a range of personal accounts, diaries and other material.
hwww.iwm.org.uk/
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