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 ...