War chronicles. II
Description
Combining graphic combat footage and expert commentary, this is a commanding view of the battles and strategy, the men and machines, and the horror and heroism that marked World War II. [Episode 1] In May 1944, the Allies planned to cut German communnications between Rome and Cassino. The Germans attacked and penetrated the Allied beachhead. A counterattack by the Americans managed to break the stranglehold. [Episode 2] Documents the day 155,000 Allied troops drove the Nazis away from the beaches, at a high casualty price.
Runtime
ca 45 min
Series
Subjects
Geography
Date of Publication
1995, c1983
Database
Alexander Street
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