Watch Battleground: North Africa and Italy

2012
7 Seasons

Battleground: North Africa and Italy is a World War 2 documentary exploring the campaigns of the Axis powers against the Allied forces in North Africa and Italy. This documentary focuses on the pivotal moments for each of the belligerents, what life was like for the men and women on the ground, and how these theaters affected the rest of the war. This documentary takes an in-depth look at the key people directing the battles, and the people who had to follow their orders and fight.

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Seasons

7 5 1

8. North Africa and Italy : Climb to Glory

January 29, 2008

By late 1944, the Germans had withdrawn to the Gothic Line, a belt of fortifications that wound through the Apennines. The 10th Mountain Division, an elite group of skiers and mountaineers, went into combat for the first time in this difficult terrain.

7. North Africa and Italy : The Battle of San Pietro

January 29, 2008

The Battle of San Pietro was produced in 1944 by legendary filmmaker Frank Capra, who commissioned John Huston to direct and narrate and Dmitri Tiomkin to compose the score. The film is considered one of the strongest indictments of war ever made.

6. North Africa and Italy : Landing at Anzio

January 29, 2008

With German defenders firmly entrenched behind the Gustav Line, Allied commanders settled on a plan, championed by Winston Churchill, to turn the German flank by mounting an amphibious landing at Anzio, some fifty miles behind enemy lines.

5. North Africa and Italy : Monte Cassino

January 29, 2008

Following the successful Allied landings on the Italian mainland in September 1943, German forces began a slow, fighting withdrawal to the north before settling into the Gustav Line, a sophisticated belt of interlocking defensive positions.

4. North Africa and Italy : Salerno

January 29, 2008

To exploit the collapse of the Fascist regime and draw as many German troops as possible away from the Russian front and the western coast France, an immediate invasion of the Italian mainland was imperative.

3. North Africa and Italy : Sicily

January 29, 2008

Early in 1943, it was decided to invade the Italian island of Sicily to put pressure on the regime of Benito Mussolini. The film you will see is a partial record of Canada's First Division in the Sicilian Campaign.

2. North Africa and Italy : Operation Torch

January 29, 2008

In early 1942, President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill met to discuss strategy. While Roosevelt favored landing in occupied Europe, the British believed that such a course would end in disaster, and proposed an attack on French North Africa instead.

1. North Africa and Italy : El Alamein

January 29, 2008

In September 1940, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini extended the war to North Africa, seeking to create a "New Roman Empire," but suffered a series of terrible reverses at the hands of the British.

Description

Battleground: North Africa and Italy is a series that is currently running and has 7 seasons (26 episodes). The series first aired on February 14, 2012.

Where to Watch Battleground: North Africa and Italy

Battleground: North Africa and Italy is available for streaming on the Echo Bridge Entertainment website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Battleground: North Africa and Italy on demand at Vudu.