From el-Aghéila on the Gulf ofSidra, 360 miles by road from the Egyptian border, granite-jawed General Erwin Rommel turned on the harrying British desert fighters and lashed fiercely with an armored ...

A standing military maxim since Alex ander the Great (356-323 B.C.) has been “Destroy the enemy’s leadership.” In his principal campaigns Alexander’s strategy was based on capturing the enemy’s leader ...

American soldiers dug foxholes into the ridgeline at Djebel Chambi. They had only arrived in North Africa a few weeks ago and faced light resistance from Vichy French troops. The infamous Afrika Korps ...

In the summer of 1942, the British Eighth Army was losing the war in North Africa. Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps had smashed through the Gazala line, captured Tobruk, and sent the British reeling back ...

The Battle of Kasserine Pass in February 1943 was the first significant engagement between German and U.S. forces in World War II. The fight delivered a harsh reality check to U.S. military leaders.

Lewis “Lew” Erwin passed away peacefully at home in Florida on March 21, 2025. At 99 1/2 years old, he lived a long and wonderfully full life and will be missed by so many. Born in Williamsport, PA, ...

From blistering desert victories to his dramatic fall, this is the story of WWII’s most enigmatic commander. President Trump pardons Klecko, Newton, Lewis, Henry, Cannon US facing potential 'new ...

Members of the Nazis' vaunted Afrika Korps surrendered in 1943. Three hundred such prisoners of war were held at a camp at White Rock Lake in Dallas, one of more than 500 work camps scattered across ...

Erwin Zuniga was charged with killing three people in a fatal crash -- but was deported before he could stand trial. Now Miami prosecutors want him back. An illegal immigrant was deported back to ...