Monte Cassino stood at the heart of Germany’s Gustav Line in Italy, blocking the Allied advance toward Rome. After months of ...

So much to remember, so easy to forget. So it is not surprising that, amid our winter woes and worries, virtually no one has paused to reflect on what happened in Italy 65 winters ago, a time of ...

The Abbey high above the Italian town of Cassino was once the dread of thousands of New Zealanders during a famous Battle here from January to May 1944. But today, the once bombed out ruins have been ...

This story was submitted to the People's War site by Katherine Wood of the 'Action Desk — Sheffield' Team on behalf of Mr. Burditt, and has been added to the site with the author's permission. The ...

A few minutes before 11 in the morning, Waclaw Fieglar walked slowly into the heart of the ancient Benedictine abbey of Monte Cassino, pushing a walker to steady himself. His smart blue blazer was ...

So much to remember, so easy to forget. So it is not surprising that, amid our winter woes and worries, virtually no one has paused to reflect on what happened in Italy 65 winters ago, a time of ...

This excellent account of one of the bloodiest and most violent battles in human history presents the general reader, if not the military historian or the specialist in World War II, with a genuine ...

This story was submitted to the BBC WW2 People’s War site by Mrs M A Nallen of St Benedict’s Catholic High School on behalf of Mrs Groom and has been added to the site with his permission. The author ...

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This story was submitted to the People's War site by Katherine Wood of the 'Action Desk — Sheffield' Team on behalf of Mr. Burditt, and has been added to the site with the author's permission. The ...