HC The Lost Evidence - The Hidden Truth of WWII Vol. Two (2006) Part 2 North Africa

The History Channel series The Lost Evidence recounts the moments of key battles in the European and Pacific theaters through the use of recently unearthed reconnaissance photos that were taken during the actual battle as well as in the days and weeks prior. Interviews with men on both sides of each battle offer a fresh look at the war. Volume two of this incredible series will continue to recount the moments of key battles in the European and Pacific theatres through the use of recently unearthed photos that were taken from high above the killing grounds. Aerial reconnaissance aircraft captured images of the desperate action below, now these original high-resolution images have been layered over a three dimensional contour map creating a unique perspective on the battle. For over 60 years these photographs have remained lost, or forgotten…until now. Cutting edge technology, unique archive film, re-enactments and extraordinary interviews with the men on both sides of the battles contribute to a fresh look at the war, as seen from the air as well as by those in the thick of the fighting. In THE HIDDEN TRUTH OF WORLD WAR II the stories of the war's most ferocious attacks, climactic battles and ultimate victories vividly to life.

Part 2 North Africa

In November 1942, the largest amphibious assault force the world had yet witnessed assembled. Three allied Task Forces and 107,000 men swiftly headed to North Africa to link up with the British Eighth Army in Libya in order to crush Nazi forces in the region. They effectively aimed to smash down the door into Hitler’s back yard, gaining access to the 'soft underbelly of Europe'. For the first time during the Second World War, American forces came face to face with German troops. In the harsh and unyielding terrain of North Africa, the feared German Afrika Korps - under the command of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel - handed out a brutal lesson in desert warfare to the inexperienced American troops; they came perilously close to driving the Americans out of Tunisia.

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