ITALY / DEFENCE: World War 2: Cassino bombing by allied aircraft (1944)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Most impressive pictures yet received from Italy show tremendous air-pounding of key town on road to Rome. Full Description: GOOD SCENES: SV British troops chopping down and clearing woods. SV British troops chopping down and clearing woods. SV British troops carrying bundles of twins away. LV British troops taking bundles or twigs from lorry and putting them in a big pile pan to pile of twigs. CUSV New Zealand soldier. SV Bulldozer ploughing thru ground. BV Bulldozer ploughing thru ground. CU bulldozer ploughing thru ground pan down to earth falling into large hole. GV steam shovel putting earth onto lorry. Nearer shot steam shovel putting earth onto lorry. CU pan steam shovel in operation. SV British troops with full kit towards camera. (ORIG. NEG.) SV Fortress in air. nearer shot Fortresses in air.(BL