Desert Victory (1943)

A featureless land fit only for war as the narrator J L Hodson stated in the early scenes If war was to be fought then let it begin here In endless miles of rockstrewn scrub desert where civilians hardly existed Desert Victory tells the story of the Allied campaign to drive Germany and Italy from North Africa is analysed with the major portion of the film examining the battles at El Alamein including some reenactment Won Best Documentary Feature at the 16th Academy Awards in 1944