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简介：TheBritishfoughttheSecondWorldWartodefeatHitler.Thisfilmaskswhy,then,didtheyspendsomuchoftheconflictbattlingthroughNorthAfricaandItaly? HistorianDavidReynoldsreassessesWinstonChurchill'sconvictionthattheMediterraneanwasthe'softunderbelly'ofHitler'sEurope.TravellingtoEgyptandItalianbattlefieldslikeCassino,sceneofsomeoftheworstcarnageinwesternEurope,heshowshow,inreality,the'softunderbelly'becameadarkanddangerousobsessionforChurchill. Reynoldsrevealsaprimeministerverydifferentfromthejaw-juttingbulldogofBritain's'finesthour'in1940-aleaderwhowaspoliticallyvulnerableathome,desperatetoshoreupacrumblingBritishempireabroad,losingfaithinhisarmyandevenreadytodeceivehisAmericanalliesifitmightdelayfightingheadtoheadagainsttheGermansinnorthernFrance.ThefilmmarkstheseventiethanniversaryoftheBattleofElAlameinin1942.…