This is the definitive film record of the war in Italy focusing on the battles and campaigns fought by the British 8th Army and comprised almost entirely of front line footage recorded by combat cameramen. Much of this film has never appeared on video or DVD before and some sequences - only now discovered on the Movietone archives - have never been shown publicly before. Just some of the highlights are dramatic footage of landings from Operation Husky Salerno and Anzio the 8th Ar
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Using rare Movietone archive footage and material captured on film by front line cameramen, this documentary chronicles Britain's Second World War campaign in Italy. Churchill predicted that the country would fall swiftly, and the initial assault in 1943 looked set to prove him correct; the islands of Pantelleria and Lampedusa were soon captured, and Sicily fell soon after. However, despite the surrender of the Italians, the occupying German troops decided to fight on, resulting in a two year war of attrition which tested the mettle of the British forces to the limit.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play This definitive film record of the war in Italy focuses on the battles and campaigns fought by the British 8th Army and is comprised largely of front line footage Highlights include footage of landings from Operation Huskey Salerno and Anzio the 8th Army street-fighting in Naples and on the outskirts of Rome an extensive sequence devoted to the ferocious battles for Monte Cassino…
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