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Bombing Monte Cassino

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Marc Lancaster Leave a comment

The decision to destroy a centuries-old monastery on an Italian hilltop remains controversial to this day, but soldiers on the ground had no qualms with the bombing.

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Killed by friendly fire: Lesley J. McNair and Bede Irvin

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Marc Lancaster One comment

More than a hundred Americans were killed by bombs dropped by U.S. aircraft on July 25, 1944 — a key Army figure and beloved Associated Press photographer among them.