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Back to SearchCassino '44 - Rome Falls (Part 8)
Season 1 Episode 760
In the final episode of our epic Italy series, Al Murray and James Holland follow OPERATION DIADEM to completion. The Germans have been pushed back p…
1 year, 11 months ago
Cassino ‘44 - OPERATION DIADEM (Part 7)
Season 1 Episode 759
Cassino is cleared, and the Allies are planning one final push to take Rome and end the war in Italy, once and for all. Ira Akers presents OPERATION …
1 year, 11 months ago
Cassino '44 - Cassino Town (Part 6)
Season 1 Episode 758
The capturing of Monte Cassino and Cassino town was crucial to the Allied victory in Italy, so why did it take so long to break through the stubborn …
1 year, 11 months ago
Cassino '44 - OPERATION FISCHFANG (Part 5)
Season 1 Episode 757
The Nazis have assembled over 90,000 troops to counterattack under General von Mackensen’s troops, they’re beginning to amass at the Anzio beach head…
1 year, 11 months ago
Cassino ’44 - Capturing Cassino (Part 4)
Season 1 Episode 756
As the battle heats up in Italy, Al Murray and James Holland detail of the most iconic moments in WW2 history - the Battle of Monte Cassino in Februa…
1 year, 11 months ago
Cassino '44 - OPERATION SHINGLE (Part 3)
Season 1 Episode 755
In the early hours of the 22nd January 1944, US Fifth Army swarmed the beaches of Anzio largely unopposed. The Nazis’ response was swift, sending the…
1 year, 11 months ago
Cassino '44 - The Gustav Line (Part 2)
Season 1 Episode 754
As the launch of OPERATION SHINGLE nears, Al Murray and James Holland dig deeper into the mountains, mud and mayhem that categorised the fighting in …
1 year, 11 months ago
Cassino '44 - The Plan Is Set (Part 1)
Season 1 Episode 753
January 1944. The Allies have failed to reach Rome by Christmas, the ‘soft underbelly’ of Europe is reaching crisis point.
To break through the Nazi’s…
1 year, 11 months ago
Horror in Hungary and Merril's Marauders
Season 1 Episode 752
The Nazi occupation of Hungary led to the mass transportation and murder of over 400,000 Jews in 1944 and 1945. Why had Hungary's leadership sided wi…
2 years ago
USA: We Have Ways - Tuskegee Airmen
Season 1 Episode 751
Al Murray, James Holland and John McManus delve into the remarkable and often overlooked history of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American …
2 years ago