Either way, the Allies prepared for battle, and Themistocles delivered a speech to the marines before they embarked on the ships.

The Allies set up defensive positions near the town and prepared for the inevitable attack.

The Allies decided against an immediate assault on Sevastopol and instead prepared for a protracted siege.

The Americans left in June 1944 as the Allies prepared for D-Day.

The Allies prepared their first parallel line beginning on 6 October 1781.

We helped wake the world up to the danger of war, and allowed (the Allies) to prepare somewhat.

The Allies were preparing to take the offensive themselves in early 1944.

The Allies prepared to finish off the insurgents, the Americans assaulting the enemy at the right at a swamp, attacking and killing 12.

The Allies prepared for a thrust into southern France and across the Rhine, much further north.

Following a firebombing campaign that destroyed many Japanese cities, the Allies prepared for a costly invasion of Japan.