Was The Destruction Of Monte Casino Justified? | Battles Won & Lost | War Stories
In 1944, Monte Cassino was all that stood in the way of the Allied advance on Rome. But was the persistent bombing of the historic Benedictine monastery really neccessary, having caused "the greatest cultural loss of the war."
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00:00 – Start
01:38 – The Battle of Stalingrad (1942)
11:20 – The Battle of Singapore (1942)
20:47 – The Anzio Landing (1944)
28:41 – The Battle of Monte Casino (1944)
35:14 – The Battle of the Philippine Sea (1944)
41:18 – The Battle of Britain (1940)