El Alamein - The Soldiers Story

Genre:.....................WWII Documentary
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................B&W - Colour
Runtime:..................44mins
Size:........................375Mb

The two battles of El Alamein in 1942 were a turning point of the second world war: as Rommel's Afrika Korps beat a hasty retreat towards Tunisia, Winston Churchill remarked that while it wasn't the beginning of the end, it might be the end of the beginning. As this documentary demonstrates, El Alamein had another significance, it was among the first battles to be filmed, as it occurred, by both accredited correspondents and soldiers. This documentary meets some veterans of the battle.