World Battlefronts: The Yanks Crash Through

The second phase of the final battle for Tunisia began this week.

To Axis and Allies alike, the outcome of the Tunisian campaign was certain: it could end now only in German defeat. The Germans themselves seemed to be sure of the outcome, for they literally burned their bridges as they fell back.

How long the final battle would last depended to a large extent on the shape of the second phase.

One Night, Twelve Miles. This phase began with a success for the Americans. They took Mateur.

While the Germans counterattacked along the rest of...