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IDFA 2005

Desert Victory

Roy Boulting
England
1943
60 min
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The fights in North Africa between the English and the Italians and later the Germans appealed to the imagination on both sides. Generals like the Englishman Montgomery and the German Rommel were introduced as "civilised" warlords who admired each other. The tank battles in the desert can be compared to battles at sea, of which (1943) is a striking example. constitutes an impressive account of the tank battle and the Allied victory over the German in North Africa. In addition to confiscated German footage, more than sixty members of the shot various images.

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    Imperial War Museum London
    Imperial War Museum London