World War II: Secrets from Above
Road to Rome
Season 2 Episode 5 of 6
Operation Avalanche, the codename for the Allied landings near the port of Salerno, executed on September 9 1943, part of the Allied invasion of Italy . The battle to liberate Rome proved to be one of the longest and bloodiest campaigns of the war
World War II: Secrets from Above airs on National Geographic Channel HD at 10:00 AM, Friday 27 September. (Subtitles, audio description.)
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