The German Offensive, Sidi Bou Zid, and Kasserine Pass

In this episode I'm joined by Dr. Mark Calhoun, a military historian with the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy at the WWII Museum, to discuss the German Offensive that began on 14 FEB 1943, the battle at Sidi Bou Zid, and Kasserine Pass. 

Tuesday's thread on the Battle of Sidi Bou Zid provides visuals and some introductory information to help the audience get the most out of this episode: https://twitter.com/Mother_of_Tanks/status/1625539987763609612

Mark is also the author of the book General Leslie J. McNair: Unsung Architect of the US Army, a book which I used a lot in my first series, Building an American Army, back in 2021. You can find the book here https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700620708/ and here https://amzn.to/3IaGiwu (this one is an Amazon Affiliate link).

The earlier paper discussed is entitled "Defeat at Kasserine: American Armor Doctrine, Training, and Battle Command in Northwest Africa, World War II" and can be found here: https://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4013coll2/id/31/rec/14

Recently Mark published this article for the WWII Museum, which, as discussed in this episode, demonstrates the changes in his analysis of the situation in Tunisia in February 1943 since the earlier paper, written in 2002: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/kasserine-pass-german-offensive-american-victory

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