Alamein

And the great battle of el Alamein, which is in western Egypt, began on October 22, 1942, almost within a few hours of the meeting that I just described between Hewitt (ph), Patton and President Roosevelt.

An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 2002

Military high command who avoided self-delusional Hitler worship understood that the war was lost by early 1943 after it suffered catastrophic defeats at El Alamein and Stalingrad.

Matthew Yglesias » The Real German Resistance to Hitler: The Social Democrats 2009

Infantry Battalion, Australia outlining his movements from his capture at El Alamein in 1942, through Italy and Austria and then home via

Mementoes 2010

Bill was captured at El Alamein, spent time as a POW in Italy before being repatriated from Stalag 18A in

Mementoes 2010

Penguin has recently reissued Alamein: War Without Hate, a history of the 1940-43 desert campaign by Colin Smith and John Bierman

Libya's history warns us of the dangers on the road to Ras Lanuf 2011

In 1942 after Montgomery's victory at El Alamein, Churchill famously said, Now this is not the end.

Bruce Judson: Occupy Wall Street: What We Must Recognize Bruce Judson 2011

Two of the key divisions deployed against possible invasion in 1940 came from Canada; at Alamein in 1942 now a famous "British" victory, nearly half of Montgomery's infantry were Indians, Australians, South Africans and New Zealanders.

Britain's War Machine by David Edgerton – review 2011

With Germany reeling from Alamein and Stalingrad, it was prone to that "wishfulness" and "yesmanship" that are the cardinal sins of counter-deception.

Operation Mincemeat, Operation Heartbreak, and The Man Who Never Was 2010

It is the lowest level of support for Labour since pollsters Gallup first asked people to declare their voting intention in 1943, a few months before the Battle of El Alamein.

Archive 2008-05-01 2008

These north coast ruins may also attract the attention of the visitors to the nearby El-Alamein battlefield and cemeteries for the World War II battle that Winston Churchill once called the turning point of the war.

Leukaspis, Ancient City By The Sea, Rises Amid Egypt's Resorts (PHOTOS) 2010