WWII: Frontlines — S1E2 — Monte Cassino
Synopsis
Jan-May 1944: Atop the hill in Monte Cassino lies an abbey of which its Commander has forbidden its military use. Despite this, the abbey is reduced to rubble and the fight claims over 200,000 deaths.
About the series
From North Africa to Northern Europe and the Mediterranean to the Pacific, we reflect on the enormous diversity of conditions which frontline soldiers had to come to grips with during WWII.