What the Allies' first humiliating encounter with the Nazis taught them about how to win World War II 5 hours ago | By US Army infantrymen pass a shattered German tank during a counterattack at Kasserine Pass, February 1943. Corbis via Getty Images In February 1943, US troops were soundly defeated in a days-long battle in the North African desert. The Germans capitalized on the US troops' inexperience to outmaneuver and almost wipe the Americans out. The defeat was instructive, and the US Army soon made changes to its training, tactics, and leadership. On February 14, 1943, some 2,700 US...