For three years, Axis and Allied forces chased each other over the hostile terrain of the North African desert. The tide turned in the Allies' favour at the Second Battle of El Alamein in 1942.

Follow the three years of battles in the North African desert, and see how Axis and Allied forces chased each other across this hostile terrain.

Before Spitfires and Mustangs ruled the skies, No. 3 Squadron RAAF was already making history. Their mission? Destroy enemy ...

During World War II, as Allies and Axis forces clashed in North Africa, Charles de Gaulle’s government-in-exile Free France had already taken a keen interest in Libya. “In 1942, Libya was central to ...

As a United Press correspondent, Cronkite covered the landings in North Africa and Sicily, the Allied invasion of Normandy and the subsequent battles across France and Germany. He was also a ...