550 Free French volunteers (primarily from Tahiti) joined the British forces in North Africa in April 1941 and U.S. forces (also volunteers) arrived in May 1942. It’s interesting to note that during the course of this campaign American and French soldiers found themselves fighting alongside, and against each other, because of a divided French government.

The image above was composed using Dragon Models’ M4A1 Sherman and 2 of the figures included in Master Box’s WWII Allies in North Africa. Below is a 1:72 scale composition composed of an M4A1 Sherman from UM, a Horch 108-1a by MAC, and various figures I've collected.