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Africa and the Second World War - Part One

During World War II, a million Africans served on one side or the other. Why did men from Sierra Leone, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Sudan and other countries serve in the campaign in the horn of Africa?

Presented by Martin Plaut

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30 minutes

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project