EP56 – Lighting the Torch w/Sam Wallace

Send us Fan MailFought between November 1942 and May 1943, the Second World War’s Tunisian Campaign has often been described as where the Allies ‘learned to fight’. The vital culmination of the conflict fought across the breadth of North Africa, as well as an important stepping-stone to the opening of a second front in Europe, Tunisia saw American, British, and French forces on air, land, and sea, combine to drive the Axis forces from the African Continent for good.Join Joe and author Sam Wallace as they discuss the strategic, operational and tactical impacts of the critical period of 1942 to 1943 of the North African Campaign and its influence on the way the Allies waged war until the conclusion of World War II.  If you'd like to become a Patreon supporter of The "We're Not Lost, Private" Podcast, check us out here: https://patreon.com/WereNotLostPrivatePodcast  You can check us out on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@WereNotLostPrivatePodcast If you like the pod, please hit like, subscribe and share! You can listen to us on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and a host of other podcatchers. We're also on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/werenotlostprivate1944   and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WereNotLostPrivate    You can find Sam on Twitter/X at: @earloftunis If you’re interested in picking up a copy of Lighting the Torch, you can do so at: https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/lighting-the-torch-the-tunisian-campaign-and-forging-an-allied-way-of-war-1942-43.phpSupport the show