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  • EYEWITNESS WWII: INVASION ITALY

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After defeating the German and Italian forces in North Africa, the Allies set their sights on invading Italy. From the first landings in Sicily in 1943 to the final battles in the Italian mountains in April 1945, experience the bloody struggle through the real-life words of the men who fought for this “forgotten front.”

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  • Eyewitness WWII: Invasion Italy: Sicily to Anzio
    For the first time in World War II Allied troops hit the beaches of Western Europe, facing off against Axis soldiers at Sicily, Salerno and Anzio.
  • Eyewitness WWII: Invasion Italy: The Breakout
    Allied soldiers push off the beaches of Anzio, liberate Rome, and battle through the mountains as the Italian Campaign enters its final stages.
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