Eighty years ago today, on June 4, 1944, my father marched into Rome, his British Army regiment having been seconded alongside Mark Clark's Fifth Army. (What Dad had to say, from a personal standpoint, about General Clark doesn't bear thinking about.) My mother always pooh-poohed the whole thing (not unusual for Mum to do something… Continue reading June 4-5, 1944: It’s 80 Years Since Dad Marched into Rome and Met the Pope
