![U.S. troops hit the beach in North Africa on November 8, 1942. Operation Torch was the first major offensive action by American troops during the war against Nazi Germany.](https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WW-Darlan-6-4C-Jul02-e1710796868718-760x428.jpg)
Charles de Gaulle
Operation Torch and The Assassination of Admiral Jean Darlan
By Peter KrossLess than a year after the sudden and devastating Japanese attack against the United States at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the American military was about to embark on a large-scale offensive operation against German and Italian forces in North Africa. Read more