The Entire History of the North African Campaign Explained | Best WW2 Documentary

The North African Campaign \ The Battle for North Africa would be one of the most important campaigns of World War II, with the British Empire led by Winston Churchill facing off against the combined forces of Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler and Fascist Italy under Benito Mussolini.

The majority of fighting would occur across the vast Libyan desert, with each sides advances being limited by supply shortages, with fuel, water and men having to race hundreds of miles across the African coastline.

But what was it about North Africa that was so important, why did the Allies choose to fight in the sand?

Timestamps 📽
Intro: 0:00
Italy's New Empire 0:57
Operation Compass 4:11
Greece 6:12
The Desert Fox 8:33
Auchinleck 11:35
The Battle of El Alamein 14:18
The Battle of Alam el Halfa 15:49
The Second Battle of El Alamein 17:04
Malta 20:39
Operation Torch 25:36
Rommel's Fate 29:44

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