Summary: Made in the 25th anniversary year of the battle of El Alamein the film traces the course of the desert war from September 1940 to February 1943 using filmed interviews with Major General David Belchem, General Siegfried Westphal and others, authentic film, reconstruction, and film of present day North Africa.
Description: The desert of Alamein; reason for the battle - oil; success of attacks by Wavell and O'Connor against Italians curtailed; Rommel, his tactics and success; fall of prestige of British Army; importance of Tobruk and Malta; sacking of Wavell; cavalry dominated army; the desert and the desert army; fall of Tobruk; Rommels' advance to El Alamein, honoured; other Nazi victories. The battle-field; Alexander and Montgomery replace Auchinleck; Montgomery as General; attack on German supplies; fitness; mine fields, Battle of El Alamein - tanks, British doubts, attrition, "Supercharge", German retreat; casualties; British advance to Tripoli.
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Colour:B&W
Digitised:No
Object_Number:MGH 303
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
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Production Date:1967
Production Country: GB
Production Details: ATV (Production company)
Batty, Peter (Production individual)
Archard, Bernard (Production cast)
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Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details: Format: 16mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 2200 ft (ca); Running time: 60 mins
