It was, at any rate, a wonderful place for the British ... A few words about the military setting for the great events of October 1942. On July 2, Britain's Eighth Army, driven and harried by Rommel's ...

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 ...

As the Revolutionary War spread through every region, those in bondage sided with whichever army promised ... New York -- the last British stronghold. Many thousands of African Americans who ...