General THE BOMBING AND THE BREAKTHROUGH Originally published on Smithsonian The old port town of Bari, on Italy’s Adriatic coast, was bustling. It was December 2, 1943. The British had taken Puglia’s capital in September, and though the front now lay just 150 miles to the north, the medieval city, with its massive cliffs cradling the sea, had escaped the fighting […] Written by Staff Writer August 19, 2020October 11, 2021