After the reconstruction of the Abbey of Monte Cassino and the papal reconsecration of its cathedral, Dom Antonio shared, “life resumed” at the abbey: Today, it is the humble home of eight Benedictine ...
The hard-fought campaign to retake Italy from the Germans during World War II has long been overshadowed by Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima and Normandy. James Holland changed that with three books on the ...
As a 19-year-old private in the Black Watch, John Clarke looked down on the bombing of Monte Cassino from above. He was on Mount Ornita, "up to my neck in snow", when the massed ranks of Flying ...
The following is the 7th installment of the Memories of my Uncle Jim who served in the 1st and 8th Army, who as agreed that they may be posted. CHAPTER SEVEN MONTE CASSINO So the Brigade took up ...
Monte Cassino was one of the most bitter and bloody battles of the Second World War, causing tens of thousands of casualties over five months in 1943-44. Now, almost 70 years later, the bravery and ...
The Allied bombing of Monte Cassino Abbey in Italy on Feb. 15, 1944, was a mistake. Hundreds of civilians reportedly died, and the Allies soon learned that the Germans, believed to be hunkered inside, ...
This story was submitted to the People's War site by a volunteer from Northumberland on behalf of John P. (J. P.) Elliott. Mr. Elliott fully understands the site's terms and conditions, and the story ...
Since 2013 Monte Cassino has donated over 302,000 diapers and over 1,500 packages of baby wipes for the youngest poor in Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma. This year's diaper drive broke a school record with ...