Allies Lose Towns (MacDonald) – 2-3
Lack of Allied Fields Gives Axis an Air Edge in Tunisia – 3
Allies Put to Test in Djedeida Fight (Middleton) – 4
New British Ships Aid African Fight – 5
War News Summarized – 5
Censor’s Gag Held Danger to Allies (Anderson) – 6
Red Army Seizes Don-Volga Towns – 6-7
Guadalcanal Finds Infiltration Cure (Hailey) – 7-8
M’Arthur Inspires New Guinea Front – 9
American Paratroopers Show Their Mettle (photo) * – 9
Paratroops Hike 3 Days * – 9
Nazi Morality on Animals’ Level, German Catholic Bishops Warn – 10
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 12-13
* See also reply #3 above.
http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/dec42/f05dec42.htm
Japanese defense defeats Americans
Saturday, December 5, 1942 www.onwar.com
US troops move towards Japanese positions [photo at link]
In New Guinea... Japanese forces repel a strong US attack on their defensive positions at Buna.