War chronicles. II /
Combining graphic combat footage and expert commentary, this is a commanding view of the battles and strategy, the men and machines, and the horror and heroism that marked World War II. [Episode 1] In May 1944, the Allies planned to cut German communnications between Rome and Cassino. The Germans at...
| Corporate Authors: | , , |
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| Other Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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New York :
A & E Home Video : Marketed in the U.S. by New Video Group,
1995, ©1983.
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| Series: | American history in video.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Combining graphic combat footage and expert commentary, this is a commanding view of the battles and strategy, the men and machines, and the horror and heroism that marked World War II. [Episode 1] In May 1944, the Allies planned to cut German communnications between Rome and Cassino. The Germans attacked and penetrated the Allied beachhead. A counterattack by the Americans managed to break the stranglehold. [Episode 2] Documents the day 155,000 Allied troops drove the Nazis away from the beaches, at a high casualty price. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 electronic resource (approximately 45 min.)). |
| Playing Time: | 00:45:18 |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| ISBN: | 1565014863 9781565014862 |