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WW II Gothic Line ghosts haunt modern day Italy, Europe — 24 episodes
When Italy declared a 1943 WWII armistice some 2.5 million Italian soldiers had to decide: fight with the Germans, go to prison or escape. More than 100,000 joined Gothic Line Allied Forces Pt. 1
European anti-immigrant politicians need a history lesson; it should start in cemeteries such as the WWII graves of Indian soldiers who died freeing Italy, Europe from Nazi, Italian fascist tyranny
Indian soldiers and the WWII Allied Army Gothic Line campaign Pt. 2: Expatriate Indian community in Italy embrace their forebears but the story is still a blank history page in India.
Black soldiers and racial abuse on the Gothic Line: 80 years later the Pentagon has a special program to ID uknown 92nd Buffalo soldiers U.S. military Gothic Line cemetery in Florence Pt. 3
Righting the wrong of U.S. Army racial abuse faced by African American soldiers on the Gothic LineI
Unsung Brothers in Arms, Gothic Line heroes: Indian troops side by side with Scottish Highlanders - Part 1
D-day Dodgers and the Senio River Crucible: the epitomy of the British Eighth Army frustrations, failures and blood-soaked Gothic Line breakthrough
The Jewish Brigade on the Gothic Line: the first Jewish army since Roman times
Pet therapy, comic relief, military asset: Wojtek the bear was the Polish Army's secret weapon in Italy - Part 3
The long,dangerous WWII Polish diaspora to Italy, Gothic Line - Part 2; a simple twist of fate turns potential tradedy into a love story for a Jewish refugee that fought in the Polish Army in Italy
The long, dangerous WWII Polish Army diaspora to Italy, Gothic Line- Part 1
Brazilian soldiers on the Gothic Line: the only racially integrated army to fight in WW II
From rejects to heroes: the U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division proved vital in reversing Gothic Line failures
Black South African soldiers fought and died for democracy on the WW II Gothic Line in Italy; upon their return the brutal repression of apartheid was put into law
Monte Battaglia 1944: from Myth to History
100-year-old Japanese-American U.S. Army veteran Yoshio Nakamura recounts horror, heroism and redemption fighting on the Gothic Line while his family remained in U.S. prisons after Pearl Harbor
The Rifle and The Rifle 2 author Andrew Biggio describes heroism, desperation, desertion of Gothic Line soldiers used as ``bait'' to pin down German troops in Italy as Allied Forces marched on Berlin
U.S. Fifth Army begins its Gothic Line thrust with daunting attack up Monte Altuzzo; modern day open-air museum re-enactments fill in the pages of this taboo Italian history for younger generations
Indian soldiers fought, died on the Gothic Line; 80 years later Indian ex-pat Dhruv Ratti campaigns for recognition that Italians, Europeans benefit from freedom ``nourished by Indian blood''
The Gothic Line Offensive launched after 100,000 British Eigth Army troops moved 100 miles to the Adriatic coast in one of the most daring, difficult logistical operations in WW II
U.S. Army African American soldiers fought two Gothic Line wars: one vs. the Nazis, the other vs. racist U.S. Army commanders. Author Solace Wales tells the story based on 30 years of research
Introduction: Gothic Line 80th anniversary podcast overview, expert discussion panel, lessons in today's geopolitical world
The Past is Present - Part I: In the 1930s many European countries were in denial about Hitler. Today the same is true about the threat Vladimir Putin's aggression and imperialistic ambitions
Hundreds of WW II Nazi, Italian Fascist civilian massacres in Italy still a festering politcal wound