In a country of desert and mountain and countless unknown perils, cargo transport across land is fraught with dangers and difficulties. Safe roads are few in number, and often laid with traps
Imagine you’re a German soldier. You’re hungry, tired, and far from home, subsisting largely on the faith that the side you’re fighting for is soon going to win the war and you can finally go back to the warmth of familiar surroundings. Then, you see a letter flyer written in your mother tongue whose contents makes your heart leap.
Remembered today as one of the longest and most gruesome engagements of the Italian campaign of WWII, the battle of Monte Cassino remains shrouded in controversy and darkness.
