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World War II: Battlefield Europe - Season 1 Episode 16 Aflevering 16
The world today is a product of the second world war in too many ways to count.
Was the Allied invasion of Italy a strategic necessity or, as many at the time suggested, a sideshow? Consider both sides in this lecture on Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily, and two key battles-at Monte Cassino and Anzio-that illustrate the incredible tenacity of Allied soldiers, but also the uninspired generalship that led to an enormous waste of lives.
- Jaar: 2020
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- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: The Great Courses
- Trefwoord: germany, france, europe, world war ii, soviet union, joseph stalin, franklin delano roosevelt, benito mussolini, d-day, north africa, battle of britain, military history, blitzkrieg, world history, adolf hitler, winston churchill, nazi germany, united states of america (usa), harry s. truman
- Regisseur: David R. Stone, PhD
- Gips: David R. Stone, PhD