History between the Lines
Jonathan Brown and a range of guests talk about all things history, especially those bits of the past which are obscure and generally unknown.
History between the Lines
Italy: The Road to Destruction, 1942-1945
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Jonathan Brown
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Season 4
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Episode 9
Final episode of the mini-series on Fascist Italy.
As Mussolini's dreams of empire crash and burn, the war threatens to come onto Italian soil itself. As German troops prepare to defend it and the Western Allies prepare to invade it, what will happen to Italy when it becomes one of the war's battlefields?
Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive.
Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.
Sound effects from BBC Sound Effects.