Second World War | 16 - Tentative Steps | July/Sept 1943
This series has been fully up-rezzed to HD, re-voiced, new editing to sort errors discovered and re-balanced to have fewer recaps for binge watchers rather than 24 weeks of serial TV.
1943-07-01 10:00:00 - The Great British Channel
From their success in North Africa the Allies were ready to return to occupied Europe, first landing on Sicily before moving north onto mainland Italy under the command of Montgomery, known fondly by his men as Monty.
But as the Italians surrendered, the Germans occupied Rome, making the battle for Italy a long, hard road, while the plans for the invasion of Northern France steadily took shape.