THE BATTLE OF THE PEAKS AND LONG STOP HILL: Tunisia, April-May 1943

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Describes the Spring 1943 battles in the hills of northern Tunisia by the British 78th Battle Axe Division and describes how well-led British troops wrested control of a series of high peaks, and thus inflicted a clear defeat on troops of the famed Afrika Korps. This in turn secured a victory which soon led to the surrender of 250,000 Axis troops in May 1943. Includes 18 b/w photos, 8 color photos, 15 color maps, 1 b/w ills, and 1 table.

Traces the background to these operations and the wider Tunisian campaign, including the bloody race for Tunis in late 1942 and the first battle of Longstop Hill on Christmas Day. Chronicles the tough fighting during Operations Sweep and Vulcan that took place in the hills west and north of Medjez el Bab, Tunisia in spring 1943.