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Eighth Army versus Rommel

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Cast your minds back to episode 103 Angus discussed Eric Dorman-Smith with James Colvin. At that time James was busy researching and writing a book looking at the British Army in North Africa, its tactics...read more

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 Teniente) January 01, 2020

The Battle of the Peaks and Long Stop Hill

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We’re in North Africa for this episode of the podcast. In late 1942 the Allies landed in Morocco and Algeria, this was operation Torch. With them landed elements of what would become First Army, comprising of...read more

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 Teniente) December 02, 2018

The Italian Army In North Africa

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Long standing listeners will have heard Angus chat to Walter Zapotoczny before, in episode 57 they looked at Ardennes offensive, and in episode 63 they looked at ...read more

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 Teniente) July 15, 2017

Flying to Victory: The Western Desert Campaign 1940-41

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In this episode we’re in the Western Desert in 1940-41 looking at the air campaign fought by Raymond Collishaw and his RAF crews.

Collishaw was a WW1 fighter ace. When the war broke out in 1939 now Air Commodore Collishaw he commanded an RAF Group in Egypt. The fighting in the western...read more

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 Teniente) October 27, 2016

When the Rommel decision, was the salvation of Afrika Koprs. Then, For the first time in the desert, the German national anthem, could be heard being sung from position to position

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After Operation Crusader, 18 to 29 November 1941, although Commonwealth forces outnumbered those of the Germans and Italians, the offensive was, ultimately, not a success as it failed to destroy the Akrika Korps. Crusader was a swirling, complex battle that...read more

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 Teniente) September 01, 2016

Operation Agreement: The British Raid on Tobruk

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We’re in North Africa in this episode of the podcast.

The War in the desert was full of ups and downs for both Axis and Allies. In January 1941 Tobruk fell to the Allies. With the arrival of Rommel the Allies were forced back and Tobruk held out under siege for seven months, depriving the...read more

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 Teniente) July 09, 2016

Siege of Malta - Impressive German Luftwaffe Color Footage

The Siege of Malta was a military campaign in the Mediterranean Theatre of the Second World War. From 1940-1942, the fight for the control of the strategically important island of Malta pitted the air forces and navies of Italy and Germany against the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy. 

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 Teniente) March 01, 2016

Stunning Footage! Amazing Action in North Africa! From Operation Crusader until El Alamein

Rommel just escaped total defeat during Operation Crusader in 1941. After came the defeat in the Battle of Gazala and the fall of Tobruk in 1942. Finally, the allied victory in El Alamein at the end of 1942. You can watch a lot of tanks: Crusaders, Grants, Shermans... a lot of Allied and Axis...read more

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Taking prisioners

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Somewhere North Africa, officer and soldier Durham Light Infantry pose for the cameras after the capture of a large group of Italian soldiers.read more

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The Decisive Role of Allied Tanks at Battle of El Alamein Through 30 Dazzling Images

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With over 1,000 Allied tanks lining up against their 547 Axis counterparts, World War Two’s Second Battle of El Alamein saw the Germans effectively lose their battle for possession of Egypt and the much-prized Suez Canal. After the First Battle of El Alamein had...read more

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