Suez Canal / Western Desert / Egypt / Libyan desert / Libya / Mediterranean Sea / Nile / /
Organization
American air force / U.S. Military Iranian Mission / British Eighth Army in Libya / War Department / Royal Air Force / U.S. Army Center of Military History / American Military Mission / British Middle East Command / Army / United States Army / U.S. Army / Italian Army / German Army / /
Person
GORDON R. SULLIVAN / Field Marshal Erwin Rommel / Crete / George C. Marshall / Franklin D. Roosevelt / Rodolfo Graziani / Clayton R. Newell / Russell L. Maxwell / Harry A. Halverson / /
PoliticalEvent
the primary / /
Position
President / Brig. Gen. / General / head / Chief / Chief of Staff / commander / Marshal / commander / Col. / /
Region
western Libya / Middle East / North Africa / northern Egypt / northeastern Libya / Mediterranean / /
Introduction World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict in the history of mankind. However, the half century that now separates us from that conflict has exacted its toll on our collective knowledge. W