History between the Lines

Italy: The Road to Destruction, 1942-1945

March 26, 2023 Jonathan Brown Season 4 Episode 9
Italy: The Road to Destruction, 1942-1945
History between the Lines
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History between the Lines
Italy: The Road to Destruction, 1942-1945
Mar 26, 2023 Season 4 Episode 9
Jonathan Brown

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.

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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.