British Infantrymen in position in a shallow trench near Bardia, a Libyan Port, which had been occupied by Italian forces, and fell to the Allies on January 5, 1941, after a 20-day siege. 

It's cold in the desert

The Drive for Messina 10 July - 17 August 1943: British troops pass bomb damaged buildings in Syracuse. The port had fallen to the British on 10 July.

The British are coming

Prime Minister Winston Churchill and General Sir Bernard Montgomery crossing the River Orne over the ‘Winston’ Bridge, 22 July 1944.