Name: Episode 8 — The Desert: North Africa (1940–1943)
Released: 1973-12-19
Duration: 60 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Laurence Olivier

The World at War (1973 – 1974)

1973 • 1 season • Documentary, War & Politics • TV-PG

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Episode 8 — The Desert: North Africa (1940–1943)

Released: 1973-12-19 • Documentary/War & Politics

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For 2 years the 8th Army and Rommel's Afrika Corps fight in the wastes of North Africa. Finally the tide turns at El Alamein.

Episode 8 — The Desert: North Africa (1940–1943)