Victory at Sea
Season 1 • Episode 8: MARE NOSTRUM: Mediterranean Command, 1940-1942 • Watch with subtitles
Episode 8: MARE NOSTRUM: Mediterranean Command, 1940-1942
December 28, 1952 • 30 min
Mussolini calls the Mediterranean "mare nostrum"--our sea. And seeks to exploit it to the full. British and Greek military forces, however, defeat the Italians, forcing the Germans to bring in the Afrika Korps. But it is in the heroic sea battles to take over the Mediterranean that is the crux. At issue is who controls the Suez Canal in Egypt. Eventually, the Allies triumph, and proceeded to destroy the Germans in the desert.
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