{"id":71040,"date":"2022-01-07T06:00:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=71040"},"modified":"2023-12-03T21:35:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T02:35:56","slug":"desert-war-dysentery-disease-and-dehydration-ww2-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/01\/07\/desert-war-dysentery-disease-and-dehydration-ww2-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Desert War &#8211; Dysentery, Disease, and Dehydration &#8211; WW2 Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QAK1JGK38ic\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 6 Jan 2022<\/p>\n<p>North Africa. The Axis and Allies are fighting each other but even more, they&#8217;re fighting the desert itself. The men of the desert burn during the day and freeze at night. They do most of their fighting on a litre of water and a packet of army biscuits. What is life in such a hostile environment?<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Get Collectibles here: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/collectibles\/\u200b\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/collectibles\/\u200b<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Timeghost History on Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory<\/a><br \/>\nBetween 2 Wars: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source list: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Archive footage: Screenocean\/Reuters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nCreative Producer: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nCommunity Management: Ian Sowden<br \/>\nWritten by: James Newman<br \/>\nResearch by: NN<br \/>\nMap animations by: Daniel Weiss<br \/>\nMap research by: Sietse Kenter<br \/>\nEdited by: Lucas Aimo<br \/>\nArtwork and color grading by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks for supporting this video: Alex G<\/p>\n<p>Source literature list:<br \/>\nPaolo Caccia Dominioni, <em>Alamein 1933-1962: An Italian Story<\/em>, Allen &#038; Unwin, 1966.<br \/>\nJames Lucas, <em>War in the Desert: The Eighth Army at El Alamein<\/em>, Arms and Armour Press, 1982.<br \/>\nMajor General Alfred Toppe, <em>Desert Warfare: German Experiences in World War II<\/em>, US Army Combat Studies Institute, 1991<br \/>\n&#8220;WWII Desert Rat Shares Experiences of Battle in Africa and Europe&#8221;, <em>Sight Scotland Veterans<\/em>, 08\/05\/2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1RsRlVTR0VTMDZScC1zSV8xNlpGT0xNVlR3Z3xBQ3Jtc0trU0EyYWhYOVlfQThUNlBTd3RiN0pmeUo4aDlrcFBpRDNLOWRudHBRbXN6d29Rei1uaG9Jc1pCTzZaS1ZoRkRFRmtGM3d1d1pDRVlzTjI0OW1NNkNGXzM4anNJZWZlOTU3QWR0LU1yS3JKSDctbFFNQQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fsightscotland.org.uk%2Farticles%2Fblog%2Fwwii-desert-rat-shares-experiences-battle-africa-and-europe\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/sightscotland.org.uk\/articles&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nColin D Moon, &#8220;&#8216;Hell&#8217; Alamein&#8221;, <em>BBC WW2 People&#8217;s War<\/em>, 11\/10\/2003 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqazZmakx2ZTRvN0gwYUY3bWRPWmJMLWduS2pNZ3xBQ3Jtc0tua19veHRYdlFqTVRLeHJHN3BpWVNBWThEVzV4emF1YThTNTB3LTJ1SGhUSmJmaVNVZW91dllaOC03WE5xaUF2dXU3NldYaGhWY0htUTNha1hXVUdsbHNUSjBiLW00cDZzRHdmOVNoc2ZJTmNzOXNIYw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fhistory%2Fww2peopleswar%2Fstories%2F88%2Fa2017388.shtml\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/history\/ww2peop&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nP. 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Battistelli, <em>Italian Soldier in North Africa 1941-43<\/em>, Osprey Publishing 20\/11\/2013<\/p>\n<p>Image sources:<br \/>\nUSHMM<br \/>\nIWM<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:<br \/>\n&#8220;Alligator Eyes&#8221; &#8211; Experia<br \/>\n&#8220;The Mo&#8217; The Merrier&#8221; &#8211; Joe Lacey<br \/>\n&#8220;Italian Wedding&#8221; &#8211; Trabant 33<br \/>\n&#8220;Merrily We Go&#8221; &#8211; Stationary Sign<br \/>\n&#8220;Last Minute&#8221; &#8211; Etienne Russel<br \/>\n&#8220;Not Safe Yet&#8221; &#8211; Gunnar Jonsonn<br \/>\n&#8220;Yamama&#8221; &#8211; Ali Sabah<br \/>\n&#8220;Twisted Tivoli&#8221; &#8211; Stationary Sign<br \/>\n&#8220;Weapon of Choice&#8221; &#8211; Willem Tell<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-07-at-17-38-22-Desert-War-\u2013-Dysentery-Disease-and-Dehydration-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-07-at-17-38-22-Desert-War-\u2013-Dysentery-Disease-and-Dehydration-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-71042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-07-at-17-38-22-Desert-War-\u2013-Dysentery-Disease-and-Dehydration-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-07-at-17-38-22-Desert-War-\u2013-Dysentery-Disease-and-Dehydration-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-07-at-17-38-22-Desert-War-\u2013-Dysentery-Disease-and-Dehydration-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-07-at-17-38-22-Desert-War-\u2013-Dysentery-Disease-and-Dehydration-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War Two Published 6 Jan 2022 North Africa. 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