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In ten pages this paper examines the February 1943 battle of Kasserine Pass during the North Africa (Tunisia) campaign from the U.S. perspective. Eight sources are listed in the bibliography. TGkasspass.rtf
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Japanese bombed American naval installations in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941. The following day while America was listening, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared war. His initial
plan had involved first fighting Germany and then Japan.1 Eleven months later, American solders temporarily stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, were transported to Africa, a continent they knew little about
in terms of climate or terrain. There were members of the II Corps that had First World War combat experience that were not transferable in a modern war scenario
that consisted of new weapons and a considerably speedier tempo.2 British General Kenneth Anderson had the formidable task of commanding British, French, and American troops. Americans have historically
delighted in casting themselves as the collective underdog, and in this instance, they certainly were. They were scattered and seriously lacking in necessary supplies.3 The young Americans would
also get a firsthand glimpse of how war was fought in the modern era, which was a far cry from the guerrilla tactics of World War I. The French and
British officers seemed to take great delight in denigrating the young U.S. soldiers, referring to them as "our Italians."4 In fact, upon his arrival in North Africa, British General
Harold R.L.G. Alexander described the Americans as "ignorant, ill-trained and rather at a loss."5 This is a harsh and unfair characterization of anxious young men, many of whom had
never before traveled overseas, but who were nevertheless willing to sacrifice their lives in the restoration of world peace. Truthfully, the American military hierarchy was as inexperienced about the
cruel realities of war as were the young soldiers. For example, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, like most of his American commander colleagues, "had never heard a shot fired away
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