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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 was General Giraud's stated expectation upon reaching Gibraltar?
2. Who traveled to Gibraltar under the nom de guerre of "General Howe."
3. Who did the American contingent meet in Cherchel?
4. Why were the Vichy French fighting the Allies in North Africa?
5. The General Lee is described by the author as: "double the Stuart's weight, with a 75mm gun in the hull, a 35mm squirrel rifle in the turret, and four machine guns." What did the author describe as it's flaws?
Short Essay Questions
1. What aspect of the RESERVIST plan concerned Winston Churchill and the Americans?
2. What is Rear Admiral Hewitt's concept of Velvet?
3. In the first tank battle of World War II between Germans and Americans, the commander, John Waters, used Captain Siglin's twelve tank force in what manner?
4. In addition to arranging a bridge head around Tunis, what did Kesselring order his lieutenants to plan?
5. What caused the airplanes in Operation VILLAIN to miss their targets?
6. How did the coincidental presence of Admiral Darlan negatively effect the mission of Robert Murphy?
7. Describe the American military cemetery at Carthage, Tunisia.
8. In Admiral Esteva's response to Hooker Doolittle that "they had better hurry up, because the others will be here within forty-eight hours," who is represented by 'they' and who is represented by 'the others.' And who won the race?
9. Describe the term Anglo-American.
10. How did America support the Allied cause before formally joining the war?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the prologue, the debate about which strategy to take in making war on Germany is described. In the end, the decision is made by Roosevelt to take the advice of the British and attack in North Africa. In what way was this a controversial decision for American planners? And in what way did this decision possibly save American planners from themselves? Finally, what misconceptions did Roosevelt maintain in this decision?
Essay Topic 2
Chapter 2 describes the landings in Operation Torch. The decision to make frontal assaults on the three harbors of Oran, Algiers and Safi was British. Why did they choose this plan of attack and against what conventional wisdom? How did each of these assaults play out?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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