The Desert Fox and the Desert Rats: North Africa 1941-1943

Key Battles of American History

History

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🗓️ 31 May 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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At the beginning of 1941, Italian forces had suffered a catastrophic defeat in North Africa at the hands of the British Army in Egypt. Il Duce’s fortunes were on the wane, but the arrival of a capable German commander and a small Panzer Korps would...

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0:00.0	War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's founding
0:10.8	right down to the present. War made the U.S. independent, kept it together, increased its
0:16.5	size, and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America's wars is essential for understanding American history.
0:24.0	Welcome to Key Battles of American History,
0:26.8	a podcast in which we discuss American history through the lens of the most important battles of America's wars.
0:32.8	Here is your host, James Early.
0:43.5	Thank you. Your host, James Early. Hi, everybody.
0:44.8	Before we get started, I wanted to take a moment to plug a brand new member of the Parthadon
0:50.0	podcast network.
0:51.8	We have a new podcast, and that is the History of North America podcast, hosted by
0:57.5	Mark Bennett. The History of North America podcast is a sweeping historical saga of United States,
1:03.3	Canada, and Mexico from their deep origins to our present epoch. Join host Mark Vinette on this
1:09.4	exciting and fascinating journey through time,
1:12.0	focusing on the interesting, compelling, wonderful, and tragic stories of North America,
1:17.0	its inhabitants, heroes, villains, leaders, environment, and geography. I strongly urge you
1:23.4	to check out this excellent podcast. There are already many episodes published and ready to listen to,
1:29.3	but each one is relatively short, and so it won't take you too long to get into it. You'll be
1:34.4	glad you did. And now on to the main episode. Hello and welcome to Key Battles of World War II
1:42.4	in Europe, our 10,000-foot survey of the Second World War in Europe in the areas around it.
1:47.3	I'm your host, James Early, as always.
1:50.3	And my co-host, as always, is Sean McIber.
1:53.9	So we are now coming to the Desert Fox and the Desert Rats.
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