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Christopher Prentice

Former British Ambassador to Italy

5th May 2014

Road To Rome

20th November 1943: Two sappers of the British engineers, do a bit of pick and shovel work on the road to Rome by way of making a contribution to the smoother advance of the Allied Fifth Army. The signpost indicates that Rome is still 192 kilometers away, roughly 120 miles; Allied troops entered Rome on 4 June 1944. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

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