I ended up canceling Starz because I have Netflix. Most of the movies and all of the series seem to be available for streaming at the same time they're being shown on the network. I caught Spartacus and Pillars of the Earth the same weeks they aired on Starz.
Winston Chuchill was quoted as saying: before Alamein we never won a battle, after Alamein we never lost one.   Answer   The Battle was a turning point in the North African campaign. Just prior to this, the British changed their commanders.
heavy fighting in North Africa led to British defeat of Italian and German forces in El Alamein. Soon after the Allies were able to take back more land from the Vichy Government, which was the French puppet state ruled by Nazis.