Interesting documentary.
A documentary that covers the North African, Sicilian and Italian campaigns of World War 2. The main question answered is why the Allies chose to fight there at all, when France presented the most direct, and potentially easier, gateway to Germany.
Militarily, much of what you get to learn is nothing new. The battles of the North African, Sicilian and Italian campaigns are well known and documented. However, the political, diplomatic and strategic sides are quite interesting and intriguing. The behind- the-scenes machinations explain well the bigger picture.
On the down side, the English narrator is ponderously slow in his delivery and it sometimes feels as if he trying to draw things out. Also, he should never try to mimic an American accent... Very irritating, and perhaps offensive to Americans, in that regard.
A documentary that covers the North African, Sicilian and Italian campaigns of World War 2. The main question answered is why the Allies chose to fight there at all, when France presented the most direct, and potentially easier, gateway to Germany.
Militarily, much of what you get to learn is nothing new. The battles of the North African, Sicilian and Italian campaigns are well known and documented. However, the political, diplomatic and strategic sides are quite interesting and intriguing. The behind- the-scenes machinations explain well the bigger picture.
On the down side, the English narrator is ponderously slow in his delivery and it sometimes feels as if he trying to draw things out. Also, he should never try to mimic an American accent... Very irritating, and perhaps offensive to Americans, in that regard.