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World War Two African victory and 'Kai Tak heart attack'

The History Hour

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Monty's Success in the North African Desert

Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery was seen as Britain's greatest field commander since the Duke of Wellington. His earlier success in the North African desert at El Alamein buoyed the soldiers. It took a month of solid fighting to capture Jebel Al-Afma and Jebel Raha, known as Longstop Hill by the Allies.

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