Desert Victory

Old old WWII newsreel expanded out to feature length.  From Netflix of course.  All about the battle of El Alamein.  The British were so pleased to finally beat the Germans in a stand up fight that they did this one up brown.  El Alamein was the first real British victory, and after that, the British kept on winning.  The British sent an advance copy of the flick to the Roosevelt White House. 
   Looking at the film you see a lot of scenes of British infantry, bayonets fixed, khaki shorts, and British style helmets advancing on foot across the open desert   Not a scrap of cover or concealment.  Easy targets.  I kept wondering, "Why don't the tanks go first?"  as I watched those scenes. Lots of vintage tanks, aircraft and vehicles.  Many shots of the artillery delivering fire.  Shots of Churchill addressing the troops.  Montgomery shows up too. Good maps. 
   WWII buffs, and serious history students really want to see this film to make El Alamein real, not just words on paper.  It's a primary source, the newsreel footage was taken at the time and on the scene.