War In The Jungle / War In The Desert DVD

War In The Jungle: Teh bitter conflict between the aliied and Japanese armies. One of the 'forgotten' wars. In the jungles mountains and plains of Burma and China a tough war raged between the Allied and Japanese armies. There were many campaigns and this programme outlines those fought by swuch outfits as the Chindits the Marauders and those fought under the leadership of Mountbatten and 'Vinegar Joe' in the allied thrust on the Roads to Mandalay and Rangoon to re-conquer Burma. The War In The Desert: The Desert Rats' struggle against the Afrika korps. Italy's entry... to the war in 1940 posed a serious threat to Britain's strategic positions in the Mediterranean Egypt and Palestine. It also jeopardised the supplies of oil from the Middle East and the line of communication with India and the Far East through the Suez Canal. By February 1941 the allies had crushed the Italians; the resulting euphoria was short-lived as General Rommel and Afrika Korps entered the Theatre of Desert War. [show more]

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