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Animated Map: The North African Campaign

Graphic taken from the 'North African Campaign' animated map

The war in the desert made Bernard Montgomery one of Britain's most famous generals, and gave the German General Erwin Rommel the nickname 'Desert Fox'.

Follow the three years of battles in the North African desert, and see how Axis and Allied forces chased each other across this hostile terrain.

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