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 ...

The second battle of El Alamein in Egypt - which began on 23 October 1942 - is considered the first major victory for Allied forces in World War Two and a key turning point in the overall conflict.

Examining surviving Second World War structures provided insights into the Battle of El Alamein and the Allied ... After multiple defeats, it was the first real victory for the British Army ...

On the 72nd anniversary of Al-Alamein battle where thousands of German and allied soldiers perished in 1942, the EU announced its first noteworthy grant to Egypt to clear mines planted by the ...