Having watched so many WWII combat documentaries in a row, it's now easy to spot a genuine dud. This misfire is difficult to follow, lacks context of what the war in nothern Africa means, and fails to engage on most basic levels. The filmmaking is disjointed. There was clearly an abundance of footage, but not much of it seems usable. The decision to shoot in black and white is an obvious mistake, but by not giving a sense of who the men fighting the war are or what their daily lives are like it's almost impossible to care whenever the battle heats up.
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