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The Crusade in Europe S1 Ep12: Victory in ItalyThis episode will take you on a brave campaign covering the Allied campaign in Italy from December 1943 to June 1944. We focus on the role of General Eisenhower as the Supreme Allied Commander and concluding with the victory in Rome.

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The Crusade in Europe S1 Ep12: Victory in ItalyThis episode will take you on a brave campaign covering the Allied campaign in Italy from December 1943 to June 1944. We focus on the role of General Eisenhower as the Supreme Allied Commander and concluding with the victory in Rome.Restart available0The Rise and Fall of Versailles S1 Ep3: Louis XVI, Countdown to RevolutionFrench people are starving, but the aristocracy is too busy partying inside the palace of Versailles to take notice. Louis tries to make a difference, but every attempt at reform is blocked by his greedy relatives. As he drifts into depression and madness, Louis and his Queen attempt to stave off a revolution, pleading with the nobility to accept reform. But it is too late.

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