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Second World War - Vol. XI: War in the Desert and the Jungle

Second World War - Vol. XI: War in the Desert and the Jungle Films

Second World War - Vol. XI: War in the Desert and the Jungle

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The War in the Desert In the summer of 1942, Rommels Afrika Korps swept across the Western Desert, sending the Allied forces into full retreat. Driven back deep into Egypt, Montgomerys 8th Army dug in along the El Alamein Line, prepared for battle. This factual film portrays the events leading up to and during, one of the greatest battles in the Second World War, the Battle of El Alamein, followed by an overview of the war fought in the deserts of North Africa. The War in the Jungle One of the "Forgotten" wars. In the jungles, mountains and plains of Burma and China, a tough war was raged between the allied and Japanese armies. There were many campaigns fought, this films outlines those fought by such outfits as The Chindits, The Marauders and those fought under the leadership of Mountbatten and Vinegar Joe, in the allied thrust on the Roads to Mandalay and Rangoon, to reconquer Burma.
Product details
Release Date:
2005-03-21
Number of Discs:
1
Publication Date:
2005-03-21
Publisher:
Classic Pictures Entertainment Ltd.
Languages:
Original: English
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