In the volumes of UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II now being prepared by the Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army, it is possible to include only a limited number of pictures. A subseries of pictorial volumes, of which this is one, has been planned to supplement the other volumes of the series. The photographs have been selected to show important terrain features, types of equipment and weapons, living and weather conditions, military operations, and various matters of human interest. These volumes will preserve and make accessible for future reference some of the best pictures of World War II. An appreciation not only of the terrain on which actions were fought, but of its influence on the capabilities and limitations of weapons, in the hands of both our troops and the enemy’s, can be gained through a careful study of the pictures herein presented. Appreciation of these factors is essential to a clear understanding of military history. This volume, compiled by Lt. Col. John C. Hatlem, USAF, and Capt. Kenneth E. Hunter, with the assistance of Miss Margaret E. Tackley, and edited by W. Brooks Phillips and Miss Mary Ann Bacon, deals with the Mediterranean Theater of Operations and the Middle East. It is divided into five sections: (1) North Africa and the Middle East; (2) Sicily, Corsica, and Sardinia; (3) Italy: 9 September 1943–4 June 1944; (4) Southern France; and (5) Italy: 5 June 1944-2 May 1945. Each section is arranged in chronological order. The written text has been kept to a minimum. Each section is preceded by a brief introduction recounting the major events set down in detail in the individual narrative volumes of UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II. The appendices give information as to the abbreviations used and the sources of the photographs. Washington, D. C. ORLANDO WARD 1 November 1951 Maj. Gen., USA Chief of Military History Contents Section Page I. NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST 1 II. SICILY, CORSICA, AND SARDINIA 105 III. ITALY: 9 SEPTEMBER 1943–4 JUNE 1944 171 IV. SOUTHERN FRANCE 303 V. ITALY: 5 JUNE 1944-2 MAY 1945 349 APPENDIX A: LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 455 APPENDIX B: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 457 INDEX 459 NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST [Illustration: TUNISIA] SECTION I North Africa and the Middle East[1] North Africa