The World at War
The Desert
Season 1 Episode 8 of 27
The battle for North Africa, which involved three years of fighting between Rommel's Afrika Korps and Montgomery's Desert Rats and culminated in the Allied victory at El Alamein. Narrated by Laurence Olivier
The World at War airs on U&Yesterday at 11:00 AM, Thursday 25 December. (Subtitles.)
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Laurence Olivier
Narrator
Peter Batty
Director