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8th to 10th of November 1942 : When the Allied Forces landed in Morocco targeting Casablanca. In November 1942, amid the Second World War, Allied forces planned an Anglo-American invasion of North Africa, targeting Morocco, Algeria, controlled by the French back then. Unlike expectations, from the 8th to the 10th of November,

Deemed a safer option than a direct attack on Nazi-occupied France, Operation Torch—the Allied invasion of French North Africa—was nonetheless a hard-fought, six-month campaign. These are the guns that helped America’s warfighters win victory.

(Nov. 4, 2022) This week, 80 years ago, 1,400 Allied ships transported 107,000 soldiers, most of whom were Americans, to attack the French colonies of Morocco and Algeria in North

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This Soldier Fought Against the Axis in a Sherman Tank In a gripping first-hand account, this veteran tells what it was like to be inside the famous Sherman tank and to help win World War II. Key point: Some experiences were scary, some were mundane, others were heroic or depressing. Here is this veterans story. Private First Class Irving Bromberg saw a huge puff of smoke erupt from the German tank’s cannon muzzle as it headed straight for his M4 Sherman tank. The round streaked past and mis...

Tuesday, March 16, 2021   View Larger + John Edward OHara, 99.9 years old, passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021 at his home in Narragansett, RI. John was born March 20, 1921 in Reddish, Stockport, England, the son of John O’Hara and Clara “Worthington” O’Hara. The family immigrated to America when John was 2 years old, moving to Riverside, RI before settling in North Providence, Rhode Island. As a child, John lived through The Great Depression. During John’s teenage years, he became...

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...

Tales from a Sherman Tank: A World War II Soldier Remembers a Fight Through Germany When asked if he would change anything about his war experience, he said, “If I had to do it all over again––I would have kept whiskey in my canteen.” Heres What You Need to Remember: A combat medic showed up and took Bromberg to a first aid station. “I was a physical wreck,” he admitted. Suffering from combat shock, everything became a blur. All he could remember about the station was picking up a...