Author : Martin Blumenson
Publisher : Cooper Square Publishers
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 13,15 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780815410997
This text covers the desert battle at Kasserine Pass in February 1943, the first real confrontation between American and German troops and the one that pitted Eisenhower's and Patton's leadership against Rommel's.
Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 37,73 MB
Release : 2013-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 147280015X
A highly illustrated account of The North African campaign of November 1942-May 1943 during World War II. This campaign was a baptism of fire for the US Army. After relatively straightforward landings, the US II Corps advanced into Tunisia to support operations by the British 8th Army. Rommel, worried by the prospect of an attack, decided to exploit the inexperience of the US Army and strike a blow against their overextended positions around the Kasserine Pass. However, the Germans were unable to exploit their initial success, and later attacks were bloodily repulsed. The fighting in Tunisia taught the green US Army vital combat lessons, and brought to the fore senior commanders such as Eisenhower, Patton, and Bradley.
Author : Charles E. Heller
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 49,24 MB
Release : 1986-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 0700602771
This volume, a collection of eleven original essays by many of the foremost U.S. military historians, focuses on the transition of the Army from parade ground to battleground in each of nine wars the United States has fought. Through careful analysis of organization, training, and tactical doctrine, each essay seeks to explain the strengths and weaknesses evidenced by the outcome of the first significant engagement or campaign of the war. The concluding essay sets out to synthesize the findings and to discover whether or not American first battles manifest a characteristic "rhythm." America's First Battles provides a novel and intellectually challenging view of how America has prepared for war and how operations and tactics have changed over time. The thrust of the book--the emphasis on operational history--is at the forefront of scholarly activity in military history.
Author : Orr Kelly
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 15,76 MB
Release : 2002-04-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
"Meeting the Fox tells the dramatic, but now almost forgotten, story of the first Americans to confront Hitler's war machine in battle. It takes you from the huge armada that landed more than 100,000 troops along the African coast, through bitter defeats in the dry hills of Tunisia, and on to a stunning victory after six months of savage fighting on land, on the sea, and in the air."--Jacket.
Author : Leo Barron
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 25,36 MB
Release : 2017-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0811766071
American troops invaded North Africa in November 1942, but did not face serious resistance until the following February, when they finally tangled with Rommel’s Afrika Korps—and the Germans gave the inexperienced Americans a nasty drubbing at Kasserine Pass. After this disaster, Gen. George Patton took command and reinvigorated U.S. troops with tough training and new tactics. In late March, at El Guettar in Tunisia, Patton’s men defeated the Germans. It was a morale-boosting victory—the first American success versus the Germans and the first of Patton’s storied World War II career—and proved to the enemy, the British, and the Americans themselves that the U.S. Army could fight and win.
Author : Charles Whiting
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 32,18 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Operation Torch
ISBN :
In North Africa on Valentine's Day 1943, 30,000 inexperienced young American troops faced an attack by Germany's Desert Fox, Rommel, and his battle-hardened Afrika Korps. In the slaughter that ensued, Rommel left behind a shaken, confused, and deeply shamed American army and a nearly collapsed Allied front. This is the full story of that massacre of youthful innocents. 31 photos.
Author : Jonathan Mallory House
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 26,66 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Armies
ISBN : 1428915834
Author : United States. War Department
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 17,93 MB
Release : 1942
Category : Armored troops
ISBN :
Author : David Rolf
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 14,90 MB
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : History
ISBN : 147389705X
As the Afrika Korps withdrew after a bruising defeat at El Alamein, it became apparent that Axis forces would not be able to maintain their hold over Libya. Rommel pulled his troops back to Tunisia, digging in along the Mareth Line, and turned westwards t
Author : Major Vincent M. Carr Jr. USAF
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 37,91 MB
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1786250322
The Battle of Kasserine Pass proved to be a shock both to American military forces in the field and to the American public at home. The defeat of the Allied forces in the battle put doubt into the minds of many—all of whom assumed the righteous democracies of the western Allies could not be defeated in the field by the armies of Fascism. The defeat suffered by the Allies had nothing to do with right versus wrong, however, but was very much a product of a number of operational shortcomings on the part of the Allies. Poor logistics, failures on the part of American leadership, lack of unity of effort on the part of the Allies, the lack of combat experience, and inferior equipment all combined to contribute to the failure at Kasserine. Despite the setback at Kasserine Pass, the Americans proved quick learners, and applied the lessons of the North African experience to the remainder of their campaign in the European theater.
