It was a place few expected to be fighting in when war broke out in 1939 ... for control of North Africa – the battles for El Alamein in Egypt – and examine the cost of both success and ...

On the 72nd anniversary of Al-Alamein battle where thousands of German ... mines planted by the Europeans during the Second World War. The $6 million grant is only third of the cost of the second ...

The tide turned in the Allies' favour at the Second Battle of El Alamein in 1942 ... that signified 'the end of the beginning' of World War Two, as the Allies force the decisive breakthrough ...

Montgomery, commonly referred to as "Monty," initially earned distinction during World War II due to his highly ... drove them from their positions at El Alamein in northern Egypt.