The Rising Tide

Description for THE RISING TIDE by Jeff Shaara:

As Hitler sweeps through Europe, America is drawn into the war, standing side by side with her British ally, the last hope for turning the tide of the war. In North Africa, tank battles unfold in, a tapestry of dust and fire unlike any the world has ever seen. In Sicily, the Allies attack their enemy with a barely tested weapon: the paratrooper. As battles rage along the coasts of the Mediterranean, the momentum of the war begins to shift, setting the stage for the Battle of Normandy.

This is #1 in A Novel Of World War II