Operation Torch

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In 1942, Eisenhower leads the first joint U.S.-British operation of the war – Operation Torch – successfully landing thousands of untested U.S. troops on the Vichy-controlled shores of North Africa. The Allies race to trap the German forces in Tunisia, resulting in fearsome tank battles against the famed “Desert Fox,” German Field Marshall Erwin Rommel and his battle-tested Afrika Korps.This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII MuseumJonathan Parshall, military historian, US Naval War CollegeGeneral Wesley Clark, US Army, Ret.Colonel Douglas Douds, professor, US Army War CollegeSaul David, military historian and authorDan Snow, historian and broadcasterCameron Zinsou, associate professor, Command and General Staff CollegeMichael Neiberg, professor, US Army War CollegeAlexandra Richie, professor, Collegium CivitasJon Meacham, presidential historian