The North African Campaign...What is it?

The North African Campaign began in June 1940. It continued for three years. At the beginning of the war, Libya was an Italian colony. And he British forces were in Egypt. The two began skirmishing as soon as Italy declared war on the Allied Nations. In September of 1940,  The Italians  invaded Egypt. In December of the same year, the British and the Indian forces retaliated. They captured roughly 130,000 Italians Hitler responded by sending the new"Afrika Korps". There were several more skirmishes. In 1942 the Second Battle of Alamein took place. This battle was the turning point. The allies, drove the Axis forces all the way from Egypt to Tunisia. In November, Operation Torch brought in man  British and American forces. They joined the attack, eventually helping force the surrender of the remaining Axis troops in Tunisia .