History Of The Desert War
The north african campaign also know as the Desert War took place in the early 1940's during world war II. “The North African campaign had three phases: the Western desert campaign (western Egypt and eastern Libya); Operation Torch(Algeria and Morocco); and the Tunisia campaign”.
After the defeat of France and the withdrawal of British forces at Dunkirk, the center of warfare soon came to be north africa between the axis and allied forces america wasnt involved in the desert war physically but materilistic Rosevelt made that clear in his university of virgina speach “On this tenth day of June, 1940, the hand that held the dagger has struck it into the back of its neighbor. On this tenth day of June, 1940, in this University founded by the …show more content…
American casualties in Tunisia alone totaled more than 18,500. The Allied victory in North Africa destroyed or neutralized nearly 900,000 German and Italian troops, opened a second front against the Axis, permitted the invasion of Sicily and the Italian mainland in the summer of 1943, and removed the Axis threat to the oilfields of the Middle East and to British supply lines to Asia and Africa. “ Living conditions in the desert were near ferocious freezing nights and blazing daylight temperatures made troops very uncomfortable there was no shade and any type of shelters or shacks built couldn't block out the sun, and raging sandstorm, and dust from moving vehicles covered the camps and equipment under sand. “The lack of water to drink, let alone to wash or shave in, was a constant source of annoyance. So were the flies. Desperate for moisture, they settled on lips or sweaty shirts by the hundreds. During daylight hours men struggled to eat as flies swarmed on their food or dived into their drinks. One inevitable result was dysentery, a miserable experience. Mosquitoes were less prevalent but more lethal, for in some areas they carried malaria. Adding to the men's misery were desert sores – any scratch rapidly became a suppurating mess. Everyone, it seemed, sported bandages.” the result of the …show more content…
United States Holocaust Memorial Council, 20 June 2014. Web. 01 Aug. 2015.
"North African Campaign." North African Campaign. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Aug. 2015
BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 01 Aug.
After the defeat of France and the withdrawal of British forces at Dunkirk, the center of warfare soon came to be north africa between the axis and allied forces america wasnt involved in the desert war physically but materilistic Rosevelt made that clear in his university of virgina speach “On this tenth day of June, 1940, the hand that held the dagger has struck it into the back of its neighbor. On this tenth day of June, 1940, in this University founded by the …show more content…
American casualties in Tunisia alone totaled more than 18,500. The Allied victory in North Africa destroyed or neutralized nearly 900,000 German and Italian troops, opened a second front against the Axis, permitted the invasion of Sicily and the Italian mainland in the summer of 1943, and removed the Axis threat to the oilfields of the Middle East and to British supply lines to Asia and Africa. “ Living conditions in the desert were near ferocious freezing nights and blazing daylight temperatures made troops very uncomfortable there was no shade and any type of shelters or shacks built couldn't block out the sun, and raging sandstorm, and dust from moving vehicles covered the camps and equipment under sand. “The lack of water to drink, let alone to wash or shave in, was a constant source of annoyance. So were the flies. Desperate for moisture, they settled on lips or sweaty shirts by the hundreds. During daylight hours men struggled to eat as flies swarmed on their food or dived into their drinks. One inevitable result was dysentery, a miserable experience. Mosquitoes were less prevalent but more lethal, for in some areas they carried malaria. Adding to the men's misery were desert sores – any scratch rapidly became a suppurating mess. Everyone, it seemed, sported bandages.” the result of the …show more content…
United States Holocaust Memorial Council, 20 June 2014. Web. 01 Aug. 2015.
"North African Campaign." North African Campaign. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Aug. 2015
BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 01 Aug.