Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Editor’s Note and Acknowledgments vii
4. Foreword ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Part 1 From Manhattan to Cairo, September–October 1942 9
7. Part 2 Cairo Journal, October–November 1942 29
8. Part 3 In Pursuit of Rommel (Libya), November 1942–February 1943 57
9. Part 4 Victory in Tunisia, March–April 1943 123
10. Part 5 Sicily, July–August 1943 151
11. AFTERWORD Command Sergeant Major Ben Franklin 207
12. APPENDIX 215
13. NOTES 227
14. INDEX 231