War-weary troops evacuated from former Allied territory arrive in Egypt during World War 2. The soldiers relax and smile. British Royal Navy warships underway to attack Italian installations in Libya. An airplane is launched from a British aircraft carrier. Gun crews bring shells on deck for heavy naval guns. A British sailor writes on one: "This'll make you whistle." Scenes of heavy naval bombardment of Italian military installations and the port at Tripoli, Libya. Daylight scenes reveal many sunken ships and destroyed Italian L11-39 tanks and military equipment.
Trotting, the harness race in Goshen, Egypt. People at stands as they watch the race. Sulkies attached to steeds ride in a harness race. Photographers click pictures as they stand near the track. A sulky rider poses.
Italian prisoners are gathered in Sidi Barrani, Egypt during World War II. Italian prisoners captured by the British move with their luggage through rugged terrain. British soldier watches damaged vehicles and military tanks. Italian prisoners gather and interact with the soldiers. A flag flutters in the wind atop a tent in the background. A soldier stands holding a gun.
British forces take a group of high-ranking Italian and German officers into custody, at Sidi Barrani, Egypt. They exit from a parked airplane, and are directed by a British Army Captain. (World War II period).
British forces taking large numbers of Italian prisoners during the Western Desert Campaiign in Egypt during WWII. Marmon-Harrington Armored Cars are shown.. Several large fires. Italian prisoners brought in by the truck full and processed into holding areas. High winds and sand storms wreak havoc on soldiers tents and encampment. (World War II period).
The history of the region of Palestine. An animated map of Egypt, Syria desert and Judea. A statute of Assyria King Ashurbanipal. An inscription on a wall depicts the successor of the King on a chariot. The horses of the King. In 721, King of Assyria Sargon on a chariot moving to capture Samaria, capital of Israel. A man walks in ancient ruins of an old Roman amphitheater. Aerial view of olive orchids in the region. Art carving depicts Assyrian warrior Nebuchadnezzar capturing Jerusalem, and a woman pleading for her life.
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