Sunday 16 August 2015

The 1940s and 50s


During World War Two there were American soldiers in town. Find out why they were here and where they went when they had finished their training.

American GI's and Land Girls


The Majestic Cinema was showing Charlie Chaplin’s 1939 film The Great Dictator. You can watch a bit of it here and see why Hitler banned it.

The Great Dictator plays at The Majestic


John McPherson wrote to the newspaper from Cassino in Italy. You can find out more about what happened at Cassino here.

The Battle of Cassino

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