War Diaries 1942 DVD In this fourth film of the series, 1942, watch the arrival of the American GIs in Britain, bringing a new spirit of hope, while Hitler continued his relentless bombing raids of the nation. Follow the progress in North Africa as the Germans under the inspired leadership of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, Hitler's Desert Fox, force the Allies into retreat, until British General Bernard Montgomery, affectionately known to his men as Monty, took up the challenge.