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Battle of Ortona

Season 1, Ep. 596

“These men of mine must never know how afraid I really am,

Help me lead them in the fight so they will say: 'He was a man'."


James Hollands explains in detail his latest Second World War obsession, The Battle of Ortona, doing so from the site of the battleground itself.


A Goalhanger Films Production

Produced by Vasco Andrade

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

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