Operation Dragoon: ‘The decisive blow for France’
On Aug. 15, 1944, U.S. troops followed by French forces landed on the Riviera, a move met by little German resistance despite clear signs an invasion was imminent.
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Liberating the Eternal City
On June 4, 1944, Allied troops liberated Rome. Correspondents who had covered the brutal slog through Italy reveled in the moment.
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World War II on Deadline 