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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname for Eisenhower did the War Department try to suppress?

2. What was the plan for integrating U.S. units into British lead military organizations?

3. The Allied success in Djedeida in November 1942 lead to what effect?

4. TORCH is considered by the author to have been:

5. Does the author consider RESERVIST a success?

Short Essay Questions

1. What particular naval skill in Hewitt know for?

2. Describe Brigadier General Ted Roosevelt.

3. What caused the airplanes in Operation VILLAIN to miss their targets?

4. Describe the term Anglo-American.

5. What was the reasoning behind the American request that almost no British troops take part in the initial TORCH landings?

6. What considerations did Terry Allen cite in bypassing St. Cloud?

7. In the aftermath of the German attack on Medjez-el-Bab, McGinnis is relieved from Duty. Why?

8. How did America support the Allied cause before formally joining the war?

9. Describe the unusual mortar round fired by American troops landing at Arzew.

10. What locations did the Allies use as a rouse for the destination of Hewitt's fleet and Task force 34, and what deception plans did they use to that end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Luck in battle is a common theme in the book. In the Naval battle for Casablanca can you describe the instances of luck for the French and then the American's that threads through this part of the conflict?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Allied mistakes that led to Fruhlingswind's success. Also discuss how this was an unanticipated success for the Axis.

Essay Topic 3

In the prologue to the book, the author addresses the issue of Anglophilia between the British and the Americans. In what way was this shared prior to the bombing on Pearl Harbor? And in what way did the two world leaders, Churchill and Roosevelt, maintain it on a personal level? Finally, what was the trickle down effect on the war's generals?

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