Summary The Cavendish Road Operation - Monte Cassino 1944 Jeffrey Plowman is a research biochemist by profession who has had a keen interest in military history for over thirty-five years. He has made a special study of New Zealand armour and armoured units and has published nineteen books as well as many articles and chapters on the subject. Early morning, 19 March 1944. Tanks manned by New Zealanders, Indians and Americans launch a daring attack along a narrow mountain track on German positions north of Monte Cassino. So began one of the most audacious Allied attempts to break through the Gustav Line and advance on Rome - and it almost succeeded. We will learn about the construction of Cavendish Road and the course of the operation that followed. We will include then and now photos from along the length of Cavendish Road from the village of Caira to Massa Albaneta. We will also share video taken by WW2TV regular Gareth Davies.

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