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Tag Archives: North Africa
Les Zouaves
The Civil War Trust just released one of its latest short videos about Zouave soldiers, the prominent and multi-colored soldiers that adorned the battlefields in both armies, but predominantly the Union. Jim Taub gives an excellent discussion of Zouaves in … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Common Soldier, Ties to the War
Tagged Algeria, Boxer Rebellion, Civil War Trust, Crimean War, Dunkirk, Erwin Rommel, France, French Army, Jim Taub, North Africa, Sedan, World War I, World War II, zouaves
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Civil War Echoes: The Desert War II
A charismatic general fights for an extended period in one theater against the same force under a succession of generals. Despite being outnumbered and often under-supplied, he manages to win a series of spectacular victories that capture the world’s attention … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Ties to the War
Tagged Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Army of the Potomac Cavalry Corps, Battle of the Wilderness, British Army, Eastern Theater, Eighth Army, El Alamein, Erwin Rommel, Gazala, Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, Montgomery, North Africa, Robert E. Lee, U.S. Grant, World War II
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Civil War Echoes: The Desert War I
75 years ago today, the German high command decided to send a contingent of German troops to North Africa to bolster Italian forces that had suffered a series of defeats at the hands of the British. This contingent fell under … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Ties to the War, Weapons
Tagged 1862 Valley Campaign, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, British Army, Crusader, Eighth Army, El Alamein, Erwin Rommel, Gazala, J.E.B. Stuart, Montgomery, North Africa, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, World War II
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