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.
- They defeated Erwin Rommel's German army in May 1943 at the battle of El Alamein in Egypt. - They gained valuable combat experience, which was needed since this was the US's first contribution to the war, and they would need the experience for the larger attack of mainland Europe.