On this day in 1942, the battle of Alam el Halfa signified the last major push by the Axis forces in North Africa, before the superior numbers and ordnance brought to bear by the Allies ended Axis involvement in the southern Mediterranean.Continue Reading
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The Franco-Prussian war began on July 19th 1870, and was to last less than a year as the more mobile and better prepared Prussian forces swept through to Paris in 6 months and declared the nation of Germany in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles on January 18th 1871.Continue Reading