This talk briefly examined what the US Army learned and then changed as a result of its experiences during the campaigns in North Africa and Sicily. It focused upon “the sharp end,” the tactical level of war where the fighting occurred.
Army units learned quickly under fire, improving their battlefield performance rapidly between Battles of Kasserine Pass (February 1943) and Troina (August 1943).
Dr. Gregory S. Hospodor is an associate professor in the Department of Military History at the United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
He is a graduate of the College of William & Mary, the University of Mississippi, and Louisiana State University, where he completed a dissertation on the U.S.-Mexican War, 1846-1848. His research focuses on World War II military operations in the Mediterranean and the U.S.-Mexican War. - See more at: doleinstitute.org/event/ft-lea...