Crusade in Europe
Season 1, Episode 12: Victory in Italy
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Eisenhower tours the Italian Front in December, 1943. The terrain and weather make life difficult for Allied troops. Pontoon bridges collapse in the raging rivers. Eisenhower leaves for Tunisia to plan the Anzio campaign. The landing is made in January, 1944. The Germans attack and put the Anzio landing in peril, but the Allies hold on. After nearly six months of battle, the breakout is made and Rome is liberated. Eisenhower is sent to London to prepare for the Normandy invasion.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
Prelude to War
Episode 2
America's Unpreparedness
Episode 3
America Goes to War
Episode 4
Platform for Invasion
Episode 5
Africa: Our First Offensive
Episode 6
The Campaign
Episode 7
Rommel Routed
Episode 8
Sicily: Operation Husky
Episode 9
Assault on Italy
Episode 10
Rise and Fall of a Dictator
Episode 11
The G.I: Hero of the War
Episode 12
Victory in Italy
Episode 13
Preparation for Invasion
Episode 14
D-Day
Episode 15
Beachhead and Breakthrough
Episode 16
Liberation of Paris
Episode 17
Pursuit
Episode 18
The Battle of Supply
Episode 19
The Air War
Episode 20
The Battle of the Bulge
Episode 21
Crossing the Rhine
Episode 22
Overrunning Germany
Episode 23
Victory's Aftermath
Episode 24
American Military Government
Episode 25
Russia
Episode 26
Review