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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. Here's 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 French Morocco as part of Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa. From the start, th...

Devil’s Brigade: This Legendary Fighting Force Gave Rise to U.S. Special Forces The 1st Special Service Force gained its place in history with daring exploits in combat in France and Italy. Here's What You Need to Know: The Devil’s Brigade, which inflicted an estimated 12,000 casualties on enemy forces and took 7,000 prisoners during the war, gave rise to the U.S. Special Forces. When General George C. Marshall visited London in April 1942, the new chief of the British Combined Operations Command, Lord Louis Mountbatten, introduced him to a “very odd-looking individual … [who] talk...

Col ‘Shep’ Sheppard, soldier and colonial policeman who survived bombs and bazooka attacks – obituary On the school run in Aden his children knew to ‘get down!’ in case of sniper fire, while at home Sheppard kept his pistol within easy reach Sheppard outside the Police HQ in Crater, Aden, before a royal inspection (date unknown) Colonel Frederick “Shep” Sheppard, who has died aged 95, had a distinguished career as a soldier and then a police officer; serving in Second, Palestine, Malaya and Aden, he survived three assassination attempts. He joined the Aden Police Force in 1956, ...