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WW2’s desert war: everything you wanted to know
Episode 1349

WW2’s desert war: everything you wanted to know

Jonathan Fennell answers listener questions on the North African campaign in the Second World War

HistoryExtra podcast · Immediate

May 22, 202243m 11s

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Show Notes

Historian Jonathan Fennell answers listener questions on the North African campaign in the Second World War. Speaking with Rob Attar, he discusses some of the key moments and personalities, reflects on the challenges of fighting in a desert and considers whether this theatre really was a war without hate.

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