Men and the Machines that Beat Hitler. Episode 2

Description

Based on interviews, unpublished diaries and memoirs, The Men and the Machines that Beat Hitler is the story of the veterans who fought in the 5th Royal Tank Regiment - a team of ordinary men who faced the frontline in Europe and beyond. Their involvement in the Second World War spanned the humiliating defeat at Dunkirk, victory in the deserts of North Africa and finally saw resentment and revolt before D-Day. Episode 2 covers the Normandy Campaign, the Battles of Villers-Bocage and Caen, Operation Goodwood, and Victory in Europe.

Runtime

51 min

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Date of Publication

[2014], c2013

Database

Films on Demand

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