Describe the Course of the War in North Africa.
Erwin Rommel during a North Africa campaign. It was the Allied success in the Mediterranean that enabled them to land an enormous. World War Ii Battles Timeline History Oil in particular had become a critical strategic commodity due to the increased mechanization of modern armies. . It was the first time the British and Americans had jointly worked on an invasion plan together. The Allies moved on from there to Sicily and then Italy knocking the Italians out of the war and making a slow advance up the peninsula. Commanders had favored a direct assault on mainland Europe the British suggested an attack on North Africa as a way to reduce pressure on the Soviets. History 22062019 0730 raulflores01. Rommel was forced to retreat under this devastating assault and started to do so on November 3rd 1942. Also known as the Battle of Tunisia it was a series of battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African Campaign of t