A successful operation deep in Italian territory brings the LRDG and Free French forces in Chad together. Getting home is tricky though – a man from Taihape makes an extraordinary barefoot journey over hundreds of miles in the desert.

SHORT FILM
Watch the short film featuring footage shot by members of the LRDG here: www.nzherald.co.nz/desertpirates

 

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