Despite the Italo-German force’s attempts to hold back the Allies in Egypt by laying over half a million mines over the ...

For many, the battle for control of North Africa is seen ... pivotal battles for control of North Africa – the battles for El Alamein in Egypt – and examine the cost of both success and ...

The Battle of El Alamein did much to restore British morale during World War Two, and is remembered by the Allied forces with pride. Examine why it deserves its place in history. Military history ...

Although General Claude Auchinleck had stopped Rommel in his tracks during the First Battle of El Alamein in early July 1942, Churchill was becoming increasingly impatient with progress in the ...

A French officer gives a salute before a grave during a ceremony to mark 75 years since the pivotal WWII battle in the town of El Alamein, about 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of Alexandria ...

Located around 100 km west of Alexandria on the coast of the Arab Gulf, Darazya's ancient ruins are interspersed with World War II structures, relics ... into the Battle of El Alamein and the ...

The Battle of El Alamein was the climax of months of struggle in the western desert as the allies fought to keep open vital supply lines from the Mediterranean to the east. It was one continuous ...

The defence ministry said on social media that soldiers at the Battle of El Alamein had "sacrificed their lives for our freedom" and called the conflict "heroic and tragic". Paola Chiesa ...

Although General Claude Auchinleck had stopped Rommel in his tracks during the First Battle of El Alamein in early July 1942, Churchill was becoming increasingly impatient with progress in the ...

OCTOBER 23 is the 60th anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein, one of the most significant events of the Second World War. Today, FRANK ELSON begins a two-day examination of the battle -- and the ...