"In the beginning of 1944 the Allies found themselves approaching Rome during their march north through Italy. Halfway between Naples and Rome their advance came to a halt. It was there, at the foot of the ancient Benedictine monastery of Monte Cassino that the Germans constructed a line of fortifications called Gustav Line. Over the next five months one of the bloodiest battles of World War 2 raged in the mountains and towns that surrounded the monastery. Through the personal stories of men from the American, British and Polish divisions that fought there, 'Monte Cassino: the road to Rome' tells the harrowing tale of the struggle that became known as the Battle of Monte Cassino."--Container.

Widescreen ; stereo sound.