Outcome: Allies halt Axis drive into Egypt. This was followed by a tense stand-off lasting until the Second Battle of El Alamein, with neither army giving up much ground. 'The battles for the last ...

The tide turned in the Allies' favour at the Second Battle of El Alamein in 1942. British General Montgomery spent months building up an overwhelming advantage in men and armour, before launching ...

In a study, "Darazya at El Alamein: a Greco-Roman settlement against the backdrop of an important Second World War battle," published in Antiquity, the team investigated the civilizational ...

A much-loved Second World War veteran has died aged 103, with his proud family paying tribute to him. Donald McCaig - one of ...

In a social media post on Wednesday to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the 1942 battle of El Alamein in Egypt, Italy’s Defense ministry paid homage to the Italian soldiers “who sacrificed ...

There, Montgomery was the first Allied general to inflict a decisive defeat upon the Axis forces when he drove them from their positions at El Alamein ... worst defeat in battle during his ...