However, there were two battles in particular that helped shape the outcome of the war. They were the African Campaign (El Alamein) and D-Day. Italy declared war on Britain and on France in June, 1940 (Hynson, 16). Africa offered a new front to the Allies to fend off the Axis powers (Introduction). Britain thought it was important to protect the colonies of North Africa in order to protect shipping in the Mediterranean Sea and the Suez Canal and to prevent the Axis from accessing oil fields. In December, 1940, the British made their way 500 miles and captured 130,000 prisoners and destroyed ten divisions of the Italian army (Hynson,
However, there were two battles in particular that helped shape the outcome of the war. They were the African Campaign (El Alamein) and D-Day. Italy declared war on Britain and on France in June, 1940 (Hynson, 16). Africa offered a new front to the Allies to fend off the Axis powers (Introduction). Britain thought it was important to protect the colonies of North Africa in order to protect shipping in the Mediterranean Sea and the Suez Canal and to prevent the Axis from accessing oil fields. In December, 1940, the British made their way 500 miles and captured 130,000 prisoners and destroyed ten divisions of the Italian army (Hynson,