Blog, Talking point - Monday 18th December 2006
The War in Italy, 1944-1945: A Reappraisal
On 4th June, 1944, Rome was the first European capital to fall to the Allies, after what had been the biggest battle they had fought up to that point. More men, more guns, more equipment. More planes and more bombs. All had been flung against a formidable defensive line; and despite dogged resistance, the mighty Allied battering ram had eventually prevailed with a crushing victory that had been hailed all around the free world. Read more…
Posted by James Holland