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In January 1944 thousands of Allied troops converge on Monte Cassino. Over the next four months the Monastery is reduced to rubble and the fight claims over 200,000 lives.
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Contains Flashing Images and Mature Themes
In January 1944 thousands of Allied troops converge on Monte Cassino. Over the next four months the Monastery is reduced to rubble and the fight claims over 200,000 lives.
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Contains Flashing Images and Mature Themes
The Battle of Midway, a major naval battle in the Pacific, is examined.
The battle of Monte Cassino, which claimed over 200,000 lives, is examined.
The Battle of Anzio, intended as a daring move to capture Rome, is examined.
The battle of Omaha beach, on which the fate of D-Day hinged, is examined.
The killing fields around Hill 112 become a graveyard for British soldiers.
The US 101st Airborne rushed to Bastogne and for the next week, halted the Nazi advance.
Iwo Jima forced the Leathernecks to re-think their tactics, as one in three became a casualty.
April 1945, Berlin - the last savage chapter in the Battle for Europe.