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Patton's first victory: how General George Patton turned the tide in North Africa and defeated the Afrika Korps at El Guettar

By Barron , George Smith , Leo;Patton

Book information

Publisher
Stackpole Books
ISBN
9780811766074, 9780811718325, 0811766071
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
12 MB (12357685 bytes)
Pages
313 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
-- 1885-1945 -- Military leadership;World War-- 1885-1945;Tunisia1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Tunisia;Patton1939-1945--Campaigns--Tunisia;PattonCommand of troops;Military campaigns;World WarGeorge S. -- (George Smith)

Description

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.

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