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.
Antietam was the major turning point of the Civil War. See also Civil War Turning Point: A List of Major and Pivotal Turning Points. The battle was fought on Wednesday, September 17, 1862, and less than 3 weeks after the costly Confederate victory at the Second Battle of Manassas (aka Second Bull Run).