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Operation Torch: Why Did America Fight French Forces in 1942? Instead of welcoming American troops with brass bands, Vichy France’s colonial forces fought back with everything they had. Heres What You Need to Know: Early in the North African campaign, American tankers battled the Vichy French. Lucian Truscott needed a cigarette. The 47-year-old brigadier general was having the worst night of his life. Earlier that day, American troops under his command charged ashore on the Atlantic coast of...