S1 E1: Sicily
American and British forces begin the siege of Italy with a 3-day island assault.
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Originally broadcast in the early 1960s, this classic video series incorporates authentic WWII archival film footage and accounts from soldiers on both sides of the battleline.
American and British forces begin the siege of Italy with a 3-day island assault.
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A review of the Battle of El Alamein in 1942, where the British Eighth Army, led by Bernard Montgomery defeated Germany's Afrika Korps, led by Erwin Rommel.
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