TUNISIAN VICTORY NEW&SEALED

Running time: 77mins

Rated: PG

Language: English

IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM - THE OFFICIAL COLLECTION  features rare and fascinating original films preserved in the Museums's archives. Many have never been released to the public before and are presented here,  complete and uncut, for the very first time. These films are of great historical importance and are essential viewing for anyone interested  maritime history.

In 1942, the Allies launched the largest amphibious assault of the war thus far - the invasion of North Africa, codenamed Operation Torch. The objective was to swiftly cut Rommel's supply lines across the Mediterranean and trap him between the freshly landed forces and the battle-hardened 8th Army advancing from the East.

TUNISIAN VICTORY was a 1943 joint production between the British Ministry of information and the American Office of War Information. It included the celebrated Hollywood film directors Frank Capra and John Huston and the respected British film-maker Roy Boulting among its directors' credits. Concentrating on the best combat footage, it follows the complete story of the Tunisian Campaign from preparations for the Torch landings right through to the victory parade through Tunis.

This DVD also features two bonus films:

AFRICA FREED (1943) British director Roy Boulting's original film about the Tunisian Campaign was intended as a sequel to 'Desert Victory'. Because the British were keen to stress Anglo-American co-operation, Boulting was asked to amalgamate this film with similar American efforts. The resulting combined documentary was 'Tunisian Victory'.

ENEMY MINES IN TUNISIA (1943) A look at the ever-present danger presented by Axis minefields in the region.