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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 battle was referred to as "the first perfect battle" for the Allies?

2. The War department realized that, for combat effectiveness, divisions should not be left in the line longer than how many days?

3. According to the author, what subtle changes had started to become evident in American troops towards the end of 1942?

4. According to the author, how had Eisenhower been "outflanked" by the British in the Casablanca conference?

5. What was General Everlegh confident would fall before the end of Christmas Day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prescient claim of General 'Santa Clause' Everlegh's would turn out to be true, but not in the way he had hoped?

2. Why did Terry Allen order Bill Darby's rangers on a secret mission to attack the defile held by enemy artillery recently routed from Gafsa?

3. What decision did General Omar Bradley help Eisenhower to make by giving him a frank opinion on 'the command here?'

4. The success of Fruhlingswind had what effect what brother plan?

5. What character trait made Robinett a difficult officer to command?

6. How was Longstop positioned so that it represented a strategic point?

7. General Sir Alan Brooke, is characterized as one of the great generals of the war. But what tragedy in 1925 changed his charmed life and what permanent effects did it have?

8. What was 'Texas?'

9. What controversial proclamation was made by Roosevelt that Churchill later, and probably falsely, claimed had caught him short?

10. Why was Fredendall's defense plan for Faid Pass considered a World War I defense?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lloyd Fredendall is characterized in the book as a poor commander reluctant to go on the offensive who was instead often satisfied with trifling actions. What instances does the author provide for this? How is the tunneling of Speedy Valley and his bizarre communications code a possible symbol of this man's mentality?

Essay Topic 2

How did Fredendall's order to attack Sened Station lead to the successful German attack Fruhlingswind, three weeks later?

Essay Topic 3

What Allied mistakes were made in their attempt to take Longstop hill in December 1942 and were any of these mistakes repeated? In what way did these errors affect the relationship between the 'cousins?' Finally, what consequence for the war as a whole did this battle have?

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