The Desert Army prepares to attack
19th October 1942: In North Africa the British Eighth Army practises breaking through the German defensive line
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In North Africa the British Eighth Army commander, Bernard Montgomery, was preparing for battle. He was determined to do so at the time of his choosing. A key part of his…
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