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British war correspondent with British Broadcasting Corporation in GB, North Africa and Italy, 1940-1945
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REEL 1 Aspects of period as war correspondent with British Broadcasting Corporation in GB, 1940-1942: background to becoming war correspondent, 1940; formation of corps of war correspondents; early work in GB, 1940-1942. Recollections of period as war correspondent with British Broadcasting Corporation in North Africa, 1942-1943: situation on arrival in North Africa, 1942; expectation of arrival of Axis forces in Cairo, Egypt, 7/1942; personal contact with General Bernard Montgomery; opinion of General Bernard Montgomery's relationship with his 8th Army troops; censorship of despatches.
REEL 2 Continues: question of truth of broadcasts; anxiety at time of El Alamein offensive, 10/1942-11/1942; Prime Minister Winston Churchill's visit to Egypt, 8/1942; character of artillery barrage at El Alamein, Egypt, 23/10/1942; method of getting material back to GB; role of armoured troops during Battle of El Alamein; character of Eighth Army. Recollections of period as war correspondent with British Broadcasting Corporation in Italy, 1943-1945: problems with terrain and eruption of Mount Vesuvius; obstacle presented by Monte Cassino; capture of Monte Cassino Monastery.
REEL 3 Continues: liberation of Rome, 5/6/1944; character of General Mark Clark; international character of Allied forces in Italy; sight of Benito Mussolini's body in Milan, 29/4/1945; liberation of Very Important Person (VIP) prisoners in hotel in Dolomite Mountains; question of Communist power in Europe, 1945; attitude of Poles; question of Communism in Greece.
REEL 4 Continues: Reflections on period as war correspondent with British Broadcasting Corporation in GB, North Africa and Italy, 1940-1945: question of Richard Dimbleby broadcasting from Cairo, Egypt during retreat in North Africa, 6/1942-7/1942; status of British Broadcasting Corporation during Second World war; opinion of effect of William Joyce 'Lord Haw Haw'.