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Back cover of The Eighth Army, 1944. The Eighth Army was a field army and one of the best-known formations of the British Army during the Second World War
On the Tripoli road, c1942 (1944)On the Tripoli Road. The gun is firing at an enemy strongpoint delaying the advance. In the foreground a wounded gunner is tended by one of his comrades, c1942 (1944)
Benghazi ahead, 1942 (1944)Benghazi ahead. The Army and the Air Force advanced hand in hand. Here a Honey tank, outdistancing its own supply vehicles, draws petrol from an RAF bowser, c1942 (1944)
The Raiders 1942 (1944)The Raiders. South Africans listen to their orders for the dangerous raid through the enemy lines to El Daba on 3 November, 1942 (1944)
Close-up of a great battle. The Australians are bringing in a wounded prisoner, 1942 (1944). The Battle of El Alamein, Egypt, 1942. From The Eighth Army [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1944]
and the gunners wait, 1942 (1944). Soldiers of the British 8th Army preparing for the Battle of El Alamein. From The Eighth Army [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1944]
The tank crews prepare... 1942 (1944). Soldiers of the British 8th Army preparing for the Battle of El Alamein. From The Eighth Army [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1944]
The Plans Are Perfected, 1942 (1944)The Plans Are Perfected. General Montgomery confers with officers of the 9th Australian Division, 1942 (1944). Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887-1976)
August at Alamein, 1942 (1944)August at Alamein. The Prime Minister comes to see the men of the Eighth Army. He is with General Freyberg, New Zealand Commander, 1942 (1944)
General Alexander, commander of British forces in North Africa, 1942 (1944). General Harold Alexander (1891-1969) was appointed Commander-in-Chief of Middle East Forces following Prime Minister
General Auchinleck decided the army will stand at Alamein, 1942 (1944). Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck (1884-1981)
Ambulance men with a wounded anti-tank gunner, c1942 (1944). A wounded soldier of the British Eighth Army in the North African desert. From The Eighth Army
The Meeting at El Duda. On 26 November the Tobruk garrison took El Duda, 1941 (1944). The Siege of Tobruk lasted for 241 days
Maps and plans are spread on the sand, 1942 (1944)Maps and plans are spread on the sand as the Brigadier takes his decisions and gives his orders, 1942 (1944). At the beginning of November 1942 the Eighth Army defeated Rommel in the decisive Second
Old and New in North Africa, 1943. Tunisia during the Tunisia Campaign of World War II. From The War Illustrated Volume 6 edited by Sir John Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London, 1943]
With Andersons Men in Tunisia, 1943. The Tunisia Campaign (also known as the Battle of Tunisia) was a series of battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African Campaign of the Second
Severe problems faced the tank crews, c1941 (1944)Severe problems faced the tank crews. The German Mark III was greatly superior in fire power, c1941 (1944). The Panzerkampfwagen III, commonly known as the Panzer III