This episode of “The Big Picture” TV show, one of the “Army in Action” series, is titled “Global War”. It presents events during WWII in 1943 including Allied assault on Sicily, landings in New Guinea, new offensives in Russia, the drive up the Italian mainland to Rome, and assaults in the Pacific Islands.

Highlights include: The Ploesti oil refinery raid is seen at the 6 minute mark. The Munda Airfield on New Georgia are seen at 8 minutes. Soviet forces are seen at the 8:30 mark assaulting German positions. The collapse of the Mussolini regime and its aftermath are shown at the 11:00 mark, with German forces arriving en masse to Italy. The fall of Messina is shown at the 12 minute mark. The drive on Naples, landings at Anzio and the push that followed are seen at the 15 minute mark. Bombing of Germany by Allied planes is seen at the 21:30 mark. The Cairo Summit is seen at the 23 minute mark, including great shots of Roosevelt having sandwiches with Ike Eisenhower.

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