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The North African campaign of World War II took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943. It included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts (Western Desert campaign, also known as the Desert War), in Morocco and Algeria (Operation Torch), and in Tunisia (Tunisia campaign).
21. Juni 2021 · Mao envisioned the developing world, composed of Asia, Africa and Latin America, both as a protective buffer and as the centre of the unfolding struggle against imperialists of all stripes. Thirty years of Western engagement following the end of the Cold War has not alleviated Beijing’s deep-seated belief that the “West”, composed of US ...
9. Mai 2024 · North Africa campaigns, (1940–43), in World War II, series of battles for control of North Africa. At stake was control of the Suez Canal, a vital lifeline for Britain’s colonial empire, and of the valuable oil reserves of the Middle East.
12. Nov. 2019 · Internet Archive. Language. English. 255 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-246) and index. Desert crowned in arms -- A centre of gravity -- Fox killed in the open -- A different sort of fox -- 'Crusader' -- History repeats itself -- 8th Army at bay -- Alamein and after -- The ...
22. Okt. 2018 · The sands of North Africa yielded the first great Allied victory of the Second World War. But not before almost three years of bitter struggle in which both sides had to contend with the particular challenges of maintaining an army in the inhospitable conditions of the desert. Here are 10 key events of the North African campaign.
The Scramble for Africa [a] was the invasion and colonisation of most of Africa by seven Western European powers during the era of "New Imperialism" (1833–1914). In 1870, 10% of the continent was formally under European control. By 1914, this figure had risen to almost 90%, with only Liberia and Ethiopia retaining their full sovereignty. [b]
On 11 June 1940 Italy's Fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini, declared war on Britain and France. Seeking to expand their African Empire, on 13 September the Italians invaded Egypt from their colony Libya. Map of North Africa, 1943. Wavell’s victory.
