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The Battle of Kasserine Pass took place in the World War II in Tunisia campaign. It was in fact a series of battles fought around Kasserine Pass, a two-mile-wide gap in the Grand dorsal chain of the Atlas Mountains in western central Tunisia. Axis forces involved were primarily from the German Panzer Army Africa, led by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and Fifth Panzer Army led by General Hans-Jurgen von Arnim. Allied forces involved came mostly from the U.S. Army II Corps under Major General Lloyd Fredendall. Significant as the first major collection of American and German forces during WWII, the green and untested American troops, who were led in an inept way of their commander, suffered heavy casualties and were pushed back more than fifty miles from their original positions west of FAID pass in a humiliating rout. The fight has been described as amateurs when first met the professionals. In wake, created the U.S. Army a number of radical changes from unit-level organization to replace the heads. When they next met, in some cases only a few weeks later, the U.S. was considerably stronger. Background The U.S. and British forces landed at several points along the coast, French Morocco and Algeria, the 8. November 1942 Operation Torch. It came just days after General Bernard Montgomery's breakout in the East after the Second Battle of El Alamein. Understanding the danger of a two-front war, German and Italian troops were ferried in from Sicily to occupy Tunisia, one of the few easily defended areas in Northern Africa, and only one night's sail from bases in Sicily. Even after torch landings of the Allies, there was little organized defense in the western desert. More importantly, no effort was made by allied warships or air forces to interdict the flow of the axis of men and material in Tunis until later in the campaign, after the great forces which were already in the country. Moreover, moving Allies very slowly to make and maintain contact with the Germans as they tried to negotiate with the local Vichy French commanders. Several attempts were made to cut Tunis, before the German troops could come in strength, but poor coordination and the excellent defensive terrain allowed the small number of German and Italian troops landed there to keep them away. 23 January 1943, took Montgomery's 8th Army Tripoli, thereby cutting off Rommel's main supply base. Rommel had planned for this opportunity to want to block the southern approach to Tunisia by occupying an extensive set of fortifications known as Mareth Line, which the French had built to ward off an Italian attack from Libya. With their lines stabilized by the Atlas mountains to the west and the Gulf of Sidra to the east, even small amounts of German / Italian troops would be able to hold off the Allied forces. FAID Upsetting the plan was that some U.S. troops had already crossed the Atlas Mountains and had established a forward base for operations in FAID, in the foothills of the eastern mountains. This put them in an excellent position to cut off Rommel from the forces further north, and cut his line of supplies. Of course, this could not be allowed to stand. The Afrika Korps forces reached the lines of 30 January to 21 Panzer Division meeting of the French defenders of FAID and rolling over them with little effort. Several attempts were made to stop their advance of U.S. 1: a Armored Division, but all three "Combat Commands" found itself confronted with the classic Blitzkrieg-every time they were ordered into a defensive position, they would find the positions that had already been exceeded, and they were attacked by German defenders with large losses. After three days in the U.S. gave up, and the lines were drawn into the foot. At this time most of Tunisia was now in German hands, and the entries in the coastal lowlands all was blocked. United States still kept the interior of the roughly triangular Atlas range, but it was as nothing to worry about, and the exits to the east were all blocked. For the next two weeks, Rommel and his Chiefs further north debated what to do next. Given his recent actions, this delay has proved costly. Rommel finally decided that he could improve its supply situation and undermine the American threat to his flank by attacking in the direction of two U.S. supply base just west of the western mountains of Algeria. Even though he had little interest in keeping the mountain's inner plains, a quick thrust would win the supplies and further disrupt U.S. actions. On 14 February 21st Panzer Division again started to move westward, attacking Sidi Bou Zid, about 10 miles from FAID in the internal plain of the Atlas Mountains. The battle raged for a day, but poor use of armor by the U.S. led their defeat, and by the end of the day, the field was won by the Afrika Korps. Counterattacked the next day was repulsed with ease, and 16 February, the Germans began forward again to take Sbeitla. With no defensive terrain back, U.S. forces withdrew in order to create new lines of lighter defended the Kasserine Pass in the western mountains. At this time, U.S. forces lost 2546 men, 103 tanks, 280 vehicles, 18 guns, 3 antitank guns, and an entire antiaircraft battery. The fighting at Kasserine Kasserine Pass and Sbiba gapOn February 19 Rommel launched several probes and decided to Kasserine Pass remained the easiest place for an attack. The next day, he personally led the attack of the newly formed 10th Panzer Division, lent to him by the Fifth Panzer Army in the north, hoping to take the supply dumps, while the 21 Armored Division continued attacks against North Sbiba through the hole. Within minutes, the U.S. lines were broken. Their light guns and tanks had no chance against the heavier German equipment, and they had little or no experience in armored warfare. The German Panzer IVs and Tiger tanks fended off all attacks with ease; M3 Lee and M3 Stuart tanks they faced were inferior in firepower and their crews much less experienced. Meanwhile, American commanders radioed higher command for permission to organize a counterattack or artillery barrage, often receiving a green light after the lines had already passed them. Once again took the 1st Armored Division even ordered in useless positions, and by the second day of the offensive, had two of their three Combat Commands been torn apart, while the third was generally sidelined. After breaking into the passport, the German forces split into two groups, each advancing one of the two roads leading out of the passport northwest. Rommel stayed with the largest group of 10 Armored Division in the northern of the two roads towards Thala, while a composite-Italian-German force took the southern route v Haidra. To fight the southern force, the remaining combat command B 1 Armored drove 20 miles to deal with them on 20 February, but found himself unable to stop before the next day. morale among American troops began to fall dramatically, and by evening many troops had retreated, leaving their equipment in the field. The passport was now fully open, and it proved supply dump in Tébessa was within reach. But, desperate resistance by isolated groups left in the case seriously delayed the German advance, and the second day mopping up operations were still underway while the armored spearhead advanced up the road. night, 21 February 10 Panzer Division was just outside the small town of Thala, with two road links to Tébessa. If the city fell, and the German division decided to move on the southernmost of the two roads, the American 9: e Infantry Division to the north will be cut off from their supplies, and Combat Command B 1 Armored Division would be trapped between the 10th Armored Division and their supporting units, moving north along the second path. That night, forces small units of British, French and American freed from the line to the north were sent piecemeal in lines at Thala. The entire divisional U.S. artillery 9: e Infantry Division, 48 guns strong, had begun to move, 17 from their positions in the west, was emplaced the night. When the battle reopened the next days, the defense was much stronger in the front line was held largely by British infantry with unusually strong support from U.S. artillery. Over Extended and undersupplied, Rommel decided to end the offensive. Feared that the approaching British 8: e army would be able to pass Mareth Line, unless it was reinforced, he disengaged and began to retreat eastward. On 23 February a massive U.S. air strike on Pass hastened the German retreat, and at the end of February 25, had cared been recaptured. Aftermath After the battle, both sides studied the results. Rommel was largely contemptuous of both the American equipment and fighting ability, and considered it a non-threat. He has however, highlight a few American units for praise, such as the 2nd Battalion, 13th Armored Regiment Orlando Ward's U.S. 1: a Armored Division. He characterized this unit defending Sbeitla "wise and well fought." Some time after the battle, German forces employed large numbers of captured American vehicles. American as seriously studied the results, and immediately began improvements in its forces. Most importantly, the corps Lloyd Fredendall, was relieved and sent to a noncombat role for the remainder of the war. Eisenhower confirmed by General Omar N. Bradley and others who Fredendall's subordinates had no confidence in him as their chief; British First Army commander Lieutenant General Kenneth Anderson also felt Fredendall incompetent. On 6 March General George S. Patton was given command of II Corps with the express task of improving performance. Bradley was appointed assistant corps commander and would ultimately command the II Corps itself. Several other officers were removed or promoted. General Stafford Leroy Irwin, who commanded 9. Division artillery at Kasserine, was a successful division commander. Commanders were given greater latitude to make spot decisions without having to ask for higher command, and was invited to hold command posts well forward. In contrast, Fredendall built a vast, fortified headquarters of a large distance behind the front and rarely visited the front line. In addition, Fredendall tendency to split his unit during combat command level, so that isolated pockets of troops were easily surrounded and overrun. Effort was done to improve the call had set up artillery and air support, which previously had been difficult to coordinate. While the U.S. on-call artillery practice improved drastically, the problem of coordinating close air support was not resolved satisfactorily until the Battle of Normandy during one year later. was also placed to keep units together, instead of assigning components of each section to different tasks as Fredendall had done. II Corps immediately began to fight its divisions as a coherent units rather than parceling the small units at widely separate missions. When they arrived in Sicily, their forces were considerably stronger.

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Panzer Commander $8.48 A stunning look at World War II from the other side...From the turret of a German tank, Colonel Hans von Luck commanded Rommel's 7th and then 21st Panzer Division. El Alamein, Kasserine Pass, Poland, Belgium, Normandy on D-Day, the disastrous Russian front--von Luck fought there with some of the best soldiers in the world. German soldiers.Awarded the German Cross in Gold and the Knight's Cross, von Luck writes as an officer and a gentleman. Told with the vivid detail of an impassioned eyewitness, his rare and moving memoir has become a classic in the literature of World War II, a first-person chronicle of the glory--and the inevitable tragedy--of a superb soldier fighting Hitler's war.

Us Armored Units in the North Africa and Italian Campaigns 1942-45 $16.92 The Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) saw the first operational deployment of US armoured divisions in World War II, and the experience proved chastening for the 1st Armored Division when it suffered defeat at the hands of Rommel's Afrika Korps at the battle of Kasserine Pass. This title covers the organization of these early US armored divisions, as well as the independent tank and tank destroyer battalions that accompanied them. It details the evolution if US armoured warfare tactics and doctrine, learned from the difficult experiences of North Africa, and illustrates how they were used elsewhere in the MTO, particularly in the Italian Peninsula.

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Exit Rommel $14.48 Story of the defeat of the legendary Desert Fox Analyzes Rommel's generalship Details logistical difficulties and the erosion of weapons quality of the Afrika Korps In the sands of North Africa during the early years of World War II, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel burnished his reputation as the "Desert Fox." After a string of successes, Rommel's fortunes began to sour with the battles of El Alamein, where the British under Bernard Montgomery halted Axis expansion in the fall of 1942, followed days later by the American landings in Morocco and Algeria. As the Americans drove the Germans into Tunisia from the west and the British from the east, Rommel routed U.S. forces at Kasserine Pass. After his last-ditch attack at Medenine was repulsed, the Desert Fox was forced to evacuate, leaving much of his fabled force to Allied captivity.

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More Military Blunders $1.46 DIVFrom ancient times military history has been marked as much by misjudgments and incompetence as by gallantry and glory. Such blunders have sometimes ended in tragedy; sometimes in farce-and sometimes they have ended in triumph, despite all odds. More Military Blunders is a fascinating and enjoyable collection of near misses and huge disasters.pGeoffrey Regan not only recounts some of the most staggering stories, but also highlights the kinds of difficulties that can lead to a military catastrophe. His anecdotes encompass every aspect of warfare from friendly fire to amphibious operations to meddling politicians and lack of cooperation-battles include the Kasserine Pass and Hurtgen Forest. Incorporating 50 fascinating illustrations, the entertaining and informative More Military Blunders will appeal to the military buff and general reader alike./div

Medal of Honor Allied Assault: Breakthrough for Mac $38.9 Medal of Honor Allied Assault: Breakthrough for MacSet in the European Theatre of Operations from 1943-1944, Medal of Honor Allied Assault Breakthrough combines eleven singleplayer levels with nine new multiplayer maps and includes new locations, new weapons, and new soldiers.Take on the role of U.S. Army Sergeant John Baker and join the battle at Kasserine Pass in North Africa, race to capture Messina in Sicily, and finally repel the German army at the historic battle of Monte Battaglia in the heart of Italy.Armed with a new arsenal of weapons, players will fight alone and with squad mates as they rush to stop the Axis powers.FeaturesEleven singleplayer levels ranging from the fight for Kasserine Pass to the battle of Monte Battaglia.Nine new multiplayer levels including the Monastery at Monte Cassino, the streets of Messina, and Anzio Beach.Improved multiplayer battles including new Liberation Mode in which defeated players become POWs, Tug-of-War Mode, and Objective Mode.Access to historically accurate World War II era weapons. Enter and exit vehicles at will including the M4 Sherman Tank.SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:Requires Medal of Honor Allied Assault to play Mac OS 9.2.2 or Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later PowerPC G3/G4/G5 800 MHz or faster 256MB RAM 1.6 GB free disk space 3D Graphics Acceleration required (ATI Radeon 7500/nVidia GeForce 2 or better 32MB of VRAM) 4X CD-ROM Keyboard Mouse.ESRB:TEEN

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The Mighty Endeavor $5.48 ”Almighty God—Our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor.” It was with these words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the troops that were to mount the final assault on Nazi-dominated Europe on D-day, June 6, 1944. The Mighty Endeavor is a sweeping history of American action in the European theater in World War II, covering the entire scope of America’s effort ”to set free from Nazi tyranny a suffering humanity.”From the first landings at Casablanca straight through to the crossing of the Elbe River and V-E Day, this book tells the gripping stories of all the battles in which Americans took part. At its core are accounts of such dramatic episodes as Kasserine Pass, Salerno and Anzio, D-day, the liberation of Paris, the Battle of the Bulge, and the crossing of the Rhine. MacDonald’s sources include official U.S. Army records and interviews with soldiers from the lowest ranks to top-level officers such as Generals Eisenhower and Bradley. Since its initial publication in 1969, The Mighty Endeavor has retained its reputation as the best one-volume history of the American war in Europe, a true classic of its kind.

In Time of War $34.98 Author Robert C. Weed gives his personal account in this riveting story of the European and African campaigns during World War II. Weed's story starts on Pearl Harbor Day, describing his last hectic months of college before being assigned to a "hot" combat engineer regiment, which journeys to the British Isles-Scotland, Ireland, and England. He tells of his personal experiences during the invasion of North Africa in November of 1942, the wide open Tunisian Campaign, the riveting action against Rommel's famous Afrika Corps in the Battle of Kasserine Pass, and the final victory at Tunis. Weed also describes his involvement with the U.S. Seventh Army in the arduous Sicilian Campaign under General George S. Patton and his participation in the invasion of Sicily. Shortly afterwards, Weed participates in the Italian Campaign, which slugs its way up the Apennine Mountains. In the middle of this campaign, Weed returns to the States on a rotation program to train fresh troops for the final offensives against the Germans and the Japanese. He describes his work at the engineer school at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and the training used to bring U.S. engineer units to become the finest in the world. His story ends shortly after the final victory over Japan. The concluding chapter gives some thoughts on the futility of war in general and the complete insanity of any future great war.

Mailed Fist: 6th Armour Division at War 1940-1945 $45.28 DIVFormed in 1940, the British 6th Armoured Division was in the thick of the action in North Africa from December 1942 in the climactic encounters with the Deutsches Afrika Korps. It received its baptism of fire in the battles after Operation 'Torch', the Anglo-American amphibious landings. Following Rommel's bloody defeat of the Americans at the Kasserine Pass in February 1943, 6th Armoured Division stabilized the Allied front line and pushed the Germans back into the path of the advancing Eighth Army. The division went on to take the surrender of Rommel's famous 90th Light Division and participated in the round up and capitulation of all Axis forces in North Africa in May 1943. Joining Allied forces in Italy for the great Operation 'Diadem' attack in May 1944, 6th Armoured Division took part in the fourth battle of Cassino. The division played a key role in the mighty River Po offensive of April 1945, which brought about the rapid collapse and surrender of all Axis forces in Italy. Combining eye witness accounts, unit war diaries and unpublished sources, this is the first history of this distinguished division, composed of battalions from several of the British Army's most famous regiments./DIVDIVpBIMilitary Trader/I, September 2006/B/pp"...well researched and a delight to read."/p/DIV

In Time of War : 1587366614 $30.32 Author Robert C. Weed gives his personal account in this riveting story of the European and African campaigns during World War II.pWeed's story starts on Pearl Harbor Day, describing his last hectic months of college before being assigned to a hot combat engineer regiment, which journeys to the British Isles-Scotland, Ireland, and England.pHe tells of his personal experiences during the invasion of North Africa in November of 1942, the wide open Tunisian Campaign, the riveting action against Rommel's famous Afrika Corps in the Battle of Kasserine Pass, and the final victory at Tunis.pWeed also describes his involvement with the U.S. Seventh Army in the arduous Sicilian Campaign under General George S. Patton and his participation in the invasion of Sicily. Shortly afterwards, Weed participates in the Italian Campaign, which slugs its way up the Apennine Mountains.pIn the middle of this campaign, Weed returns to the States on a rotation program to train fresh troops for the final offensives against the Germans and the Japanese. He describes his work at the engineer school at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and the training used to bring U.S. engineer units to become the finest in the world.pHis story ends shortly after the final victory over Japan. The concluding chapter gives some thoughts on the futility of war in general and the complete insanity of any future great war.

My Portion Forever $8 Orphaned four years earlier and sent to live in the United States, 17 year old Sana Toledo lost her security, happiness, and hope. The year was 1939. Her future promised nothing but the monotony of working in her uncle's grocery store and a loveless, arranged marriage to an older man. Her fate changed, however, when she ran away to what she imagined was freedom: nursing school, and the Army. Joe Vesely, who wanted to marry Sana more than anything else on earth, enlists to escape the disappointment of losing her. They meet again on a troopship in the Atlantic, poised at the edge of an epic conflict that will either destroy their lives or fulfill their hearts' desires. From the United States to Great Britain, through the desert of Algeria to the bloody hills of Kasserine, Sana's and Joe's paths cross, separate and reconnect ... and halfway across the Sahara, Sana must face her shameful past and the chance of losing love again, along with her very soul. Set against the volatile backdrop of a rarely told true story, My Portion Forever sweeps the reader into the delight of romance, the terror of war, and the hope that sustains when all else fails.

Fighting with Popski's Private Army $3.1 DIVThis is the story of Popski's famous fighting unit, in the words of his second-in-command. Captain Bob Yunnie, MC, aka Park Yunnie, became the first recruit to the special unit founded in Cairo by Major Vladimir Peniakoff (Popski). As Eighth Army advances towards Tripoli, PPA sets out in jeeps across the desert to mount raids behind the Mareth Line. Yunnie relives the ensuing action at Gafsa and Kasserine, and vividly depicts the sorties which took the men straight across the German Line of Command. As Tunis falls to the Allies on 7 May 1943, PPA train for raids on the Italian mainland. They are dropped by RAF gliders in central Italy, where they set about blowing up strategic targets while waiting for the Allied landings. Yunnie is given his own patrol, and in the narrative that follows, colourful characters flit in and out of the front-line action in the mountains of Southern Italy. Yunnie's account is an honest, extremely personal, expose of the thrills and occasional pitfalls of life with Popski and his men. He captures the tumultuous nature of fighting in a nomadic unit that drifted between British and American command, but whose contribution to the Allied war effort in North Africa and Italy remains immeasurable./DIV

An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa (1942-1943) $21.52 PIn the first volume of a remarkable trilogy, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson provides the definitive history of the war in North Africa.PThe liberation of Europe and the destruction of the Third Reich is an epic story of courage and calamity, of miscalculation and enduring triumph.IAn Army at Dawn/Ibegins on the eve of Operation TORCH, the daring amphibious invasion of Morocco and Algeria. After three days of hard fighting against the French, American and British troops push deeper into North Africa.PBut the confidence gained after several early victories soon wanes;Pcasualties mount rapidly; battle plans prove ineffectual, and hope forPa quick and decisive victory evaporates. The Allies discover that theyPare woefully unprepared to fight and win this war. North AfricaPbecomes a proving ground: it is here that American officers learnPhow to lead, here that soldiers learn how to hate, here that an entireParmy learns what it will take to vanquish a formidable enemy.PMany great battle captains emerged in North Africa, includingPEisenhower, Patton, Bradley, and Montgomery. Atkinson brings thesePcommanders vividly to life. He takes us to the front lines of everyPmajor battle -- from Oran to Kasserine to Tunis. In North Africa, thePAllied coalition came into its own, the enemy forever lost thePinitiative, and the United States -- for the first time -- began to act like a great power.PAtkinson casts a clear eye on the dark tragedies that haunt every war.PThe first volume of the Liberation Trilogy,IAn Army At Dawn/IisPhistory of the highest order -- brilliantly researched, rich with newPmaterial and surprising insights, the deeply human story of aPmonumental battle for the future of civilization.P

Here Is Your War: Story of G.I. Joe $16.95 DIVA wonderful and enduring tribute to American troops in the Second World War,IHere Is Your War/Iis Ernie Pyle’s story of the soldiers’ first campaign against the enemy in North Africa. With unequaled humanity and insight, Pyle tells how people from a cross-section of America—ranches, inner cities, small mountain farms, and college towns—learned to fight a war. The Allied campaign and ultimate victory in North Africa was built on blood, brave deeds, sacrifice and needless loss, exotic vistas, endurance, homesickness, and an unmistakable American sense of humor. It’s all here—the suspenseful landing at Oran; the risks taken daily by fighter and bomber pilots; grim, unrelenting combat in the desert and mountains of Tunisia; a ferocious tank battle that ended in defeat for the inexperienced Americans; and the final victory at Tunis. Pyle’s keen observations relate the full story of ordinary G.I.s caught up in extraordinary times./DIVPyle was a keen observer, and it's the small details about minor things that make his writing stand out. An essential piece of Americana for all collections.-Library JournalA full-length, deeply human portrait of the American soldier in action. . . . The things that those at home want most to know.-New York TimesDIVErnie Pyle (1900–45) was a revered war correspondent in Europe and the South Pacific during the Second World War. He is the author ofIBrave Men/I, available in a Bison Books edition. Orr Kelly is a retired veteran Washington correspondent and the author of nine books on military subjects, includingIMeeting the Fox: The Allied Invasion of Africa, From Operation Torch to Kasserine Pass to Victory in Tunisia/IandIFrom a Dark Sky: The Story of U.S. Air Force Special Operations/I./DIV

The Oxford Companion to World War II $42.99 'emThe Oxford Companion to the Second World War/em, by virtue of its scale, its range and its scholarship, is an outstanding guide, as sensible and cogent on the big questions as it is instructive and informed on the lesser ones.'brHEW STRACHAN,emTLS/embrbr'indispensable...unlikely to be superseded this century'brJOHN KEEGAN,emDaily Telegraph/embrbr'easy to use, solid of fact, perceptive and judicious'brJOHN ERICKSON,emTimes Higher/embrbr'It will immediately take its place as the indispensable reference book for students of the second world war.'brGORDON LEE,emThe Economist/embrbr'a magnificent volume and an invaluable resource'brJ. A. CRANG,emThe History Association/embrbrThese are just a few of the review quotes generated by theemCompanion/emwhen it was published in hardback in 1995.brbrWorld War II was a war that affected the entire world and reached into every aspect of existence. It was a war which touched all nations, penetrated all aspects of people's lives, and which helped shape the world today. Over 140 distinguished and internationally renowned contributors have written over 1750 entries covering the very wide-ranging topics that make up the single subject of World War II.brbrEntries include:brsurveys of major countries: France, Germany, Australia, India, USA, Japan, including sections in each about domestic life, culture, economics, government, resistance, and defencebrbrcolonial possessions and less major players: British Central Africa, British Cameroons, Dutch East Indies, Latvia, Libya, Slovakiabrbrcampaigns: East Africa campaign, Burma campaign, Normandy campaign, Fezzan campaigns, Western desert campaignsbrbrbattles: battle of the River Plate, battle of East China Sea, battle of Kasserine Passbrbrmilitary operations: FALL GELB, BARBAROSSA, OVERLORDbrbrtypes of warfare: electronic, chemical, economic, signals intelligencebrbrwartime leaders: Stalin, Hitler, C@E~¸Që…ÿ¾Úx

Custer and His Commands: From West Point to Little Bighorn $15.39 This stunning pictorial series presents the uniforms and equipment of the men and women of the United States Army in full detail.brThe War In Europe: From the Kasserine Pass to Berlin, 1942-1945 by John P. LangellierbrBluecoats: The U.S. Army in the West, 1848-1897 by John P. LangellierbrbrLongknives: The U.SCavalry and Other Mounted Forces, 1845-1942 by Kurt Hamilton Cox and John P. LangellierbrBilly Yank: The Uniform of the Union Army, 1861-1865 by Michael J. McAfee and John P. LangellierbrJohnny Reb: The Uniform of the Confederate Army, 1861-1865 by Leslie D. JensenbrThe War In The Pacific: From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa, 1941-1945 by Jonathan GawnebrOver There!: The American Soldier in World War I by Jonathan GawnebrbrThe U.S. Army Today: From the End of the Cold War to the Present Day by Christopher H. CuretonbrThe U.S. Marine Corps: by Christopher H. CuretonbrbrPatton's Third Army: by Christopher J. AndersonbrbrRedlegs: The U.S. Artillery from the Civil War to the Spanish-American War, 1861-1898 by John P. LangellierbrbrSound The Charge: The U.S. Cavalry in the American West, 1866-1916 by John P. LangellierbrGrunts: U.S. Infantry in Vietnam by Christopher J. AndersonbrFix Bayonets: The U.S. Infantry from the American Civil War to the Surrender of Japan by John P. LangellierbrbrUncle Sam's Little Wars: by John P. LangellierbrbrCuster and His Commands: by Kurt Hamilton CoxbrHell On Wheels: The Men of the U.S. Armored Forces, 1918 to the Present by Christopher J. AndersonbrThe Fall of Fortress Europe: From the Battle of the Bulge to the Crossing of the Rhine by Christopher J. AndersonbrThese books are a must for anyone interested in American military uniforms.Each volume in this ongoing series combines detailed and informative captio

The Mighty Endeavor: The American War In Europe $16.38 DIV”Almighty God—Our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor.” It was with these words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the troops that were to mount the final a/divDIV”Almighty God—Our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor.” It was with these words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the troops that were to mount the final assault on Nazi-dominated Europe on D-day, June 6, 1944.IThe Mighty Endeavor/Iis a sweeping history of American action in the European theater in World War II, covering the entire scope of America’s effort ”to set free from Nazi tyranny a suffering humanity.”From the first landings at Casablanca straight through to the crossing of the Elbe River and V-E Day, this book tells the gripping stories of all the battles in which Americans took part. At its core are accounts of such dramatic episodes as Kasserine Pass, Salerno and Anzio, D-day, the liberation of Paris, the Battle of the Bulge, and the crossing of the Rhine. MacDonald’s sources include official U.S. Army records and interviews with soldiers from the lowest ranks to top-level officers such as Generals Eisenhower and Bradley. Since its initial publication in 1969,IThe Mighty Endeavor/Ihas retained its reputation as the best one-volume history of the American war in Europe, a true classic of its kind./DivDIVBCharles B. MacDonald (1922-1990)/Bwas deputy chief historian of the Department of the Army and a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. He wrote several of the army146s official histories of World War II, and his books includeIThe Battle of the Huertgen Forest, Company Commander/I, andIA Time for Trumpets/I./Div

US Armored Units in the North Africa and Italian Campaigns 1942 43 $17.92 Steven J Zaloga was born in 1952, received his BA in history from Union College, and his MA from Columbia University. He has published numerous books and articles dealing with modern military technology, especially armored vehicle development. His main area of interest is military affairs in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in World War II, and he has also written extensively on American armored forces.The Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) saw the first operational deployment of US armoured divisions in World War II, and the experience proved chastening for the 1st Armored Division when it suffered defeat at the hands of Rommel’s Afrika Korps at the battle of Kasserine Pass. This title covers the organization of these early US armored divisions, as well as the independent tank and tank destroyer battalions that accompanied them. It details the evolution if US armoured warfare tactics and doctrine, learned from the difficult experiences of North Africa, and illustrates how they were used elsewhere in the MTO, particularly in the Italian Peninsula."Zaloga does an excellent job of breaking down and clarifying armor units' tables of organization... Though targeted at wargamers and modelers, the book is a worthwhile addition to a general WWII history library as well as one with a military vehicle emphasis." -John Adams-Graf,iMilitary Trader Magazinebrbr/i"...a very good survey of the WWII history of American mechanized warfare that focuses on an oft-neglected theater of operation.... The book is a worthwhile addition to a general WWII history library as well as one with a military vehicle emphasis." -iMilitary Vehiclesbrbr/i"The Italian and (later) North African Campaigns are undoubtedly an enormously rich vein for armor modellers. Not only for the sheer diversity of vehicles, but for the many new types of vehicles which were introduced during the battles in these theaters. In this book, the constantly-evol@1ë…¸Qìÿ¾Úx