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Churchill's desert war : the road to El Alamein / written and presented by Jonathan Dimbleby ; produced, directed & filmed by Robin Barnwell.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- El Alamein, Battle of, Egypt, 1942.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Egypt.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (90 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Road to El Alamein
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2012.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- The Battle of El Alamein in November 1942 has gone down in history as an epic encounter between two famous generals, Montgomery and Rommel; the British army commander 'Monty' versus the 'Desert Fox' in charge of German and Italian forces. This compelling film marks the 70th anniversary of this crucial Second World War episode by examining the high politics and grand strategy behind the many myths that have grown around it. Drawing on official records and the personal insights of those involved, at every level, Jonathan Dimbleby creates a vivid portrait of a struggle that for Winston Churchill marked the turn of the tide against Nazi Germany, but for the soldiers on the ground meant fighting and dying in a foreign desert.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed March 24, 2021).
- OCLC:
- 1245589955
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