In the summer of 1942, Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps drove the British into retreat, threatening to capture Egypt and the Suez Canal. But as Rommel prepared his greatest gamble at El Alamein, a new ...

Montgomery unleashed Operation Lightfoot, a massive artillery barrage and infantry push across Rommel’s minefields. What followed was a brutal, grinding clash of men, tanks, and airpower. From ...