The Special Air Service was formed by David Stirling in 1941. Its purpose was to act as a desert raiding airborne force unit ...

Outcome: Defeat of the Italian forces in East Africa ... In January 1941, British forces launched a counter offensive. From Sudan in the north, Platt advanced into Eritrea on 19 January.

British General Montgomery spent months ... as the Allies force the decisive breakthrough in the North African Campaign.

Montgomery, commonly referred to as "Monty," initially earned distinction during World War II due to his highly effective leadership of the British Eighth Army in North Africa. There, Montgomery ...

Montgomery, commonly referred to as "Monty," initially earned distinction during World War II due to his highly effective leadership of the British Eighth Army in North Africa. There, Montgomery ...