The North African campaign of November 1942-May 1943 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 nexperience 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 for.

Includes maps of: Strategic Situation, 10 February 1943; Preliminary Moves in Central Tunisia, 30 January-3 February 1943; Rival Axis Plans, 30 January-20 February 1943; Sidi Bou Zid, 14-15 February 1943; Kasserine Pass, 20-22 February 1943; Operation Wop, 16-23 March 1943; El Guettar, 23 March 1943; U.S. II Corps in Northern Tunisia, 23 April-9 May 1943.

Strategic background --Operation Torch -- Opposing Commanders 14 -- Axis commanders -- Allied commanders -- Opposing Forces 19 -- Axis forces -- Allied forces -- Opposing Plans 30 -- Preliminary moves: from Sened Station to Faid Pass -- German plan -- Allied plans -- Campaign 39 -- Operation Fruhlingswind: Sidi bou Zid -- Confusion at Sbeitla -- Operation Morgenluft -- Operation Sturmflut: the battle for Kasserine Pass -- Command decisions -- Supporting Montgomery: Operation Wop -- Final campaign in Tunisia -- Campaign in Retrospect 90 -- Battlefields Today 93. Cover; Half Title; Title; Imprint; Contents; Introduction; The Strategic Background; Operation Torch; Chronology; Opposing Commanders; Axis Commander; Allied Commanders; Opposing Forces; Axis Forces; Axis Order Of Battle, Tunisia, Late January 1943; Allied Forces; Allied Forces, Central-Southern Tunisia, Late January 1943; Opposing Plans; Preliminary Moves: From Sened Station To Faid Pass; The German Plan; Allied Plans; The Campaign; Operation Frühlingswind: Sidi Bou Zid; Confusion At Sbeïtla; Operation Morgenluft; Operation Sturmflut: The Battle For Kasserine pass; Command Decisions.