In this instalment of our Battleground '44 series, Saul speaks to Historian Matthew Parker - Author of the book "Monte Cassino: The Hardest Fought Battle of World War II". Together they go through the four stages of this extraordinary battle, between a vast array of multinational allies against the German army defending an ancient Monastery on the summit of Monte Cassino.
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4. A Lieutenant-Colonel's frontline reality
3. The Russian mindset
2. The Ukrainian counter-offensive
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15. Going home
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12. The Battle for the Mountains
11. Disaster on the Sir Galahad
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9. The Battle of Goose Green
8. The sinking of HMS Coventry and Atlantic Conveyor
7. The Battle of San Carlos Water
6. The landing
5. The point of no return
4. The Sinking of the Belgrano & HMS Sheffield
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