Italy’s invasion of Greece was a disaster. After a few weeks of fighting, it was the Greek Army pushing the Italians back into Albania.
If that wasn’t bad enough, the British had forced the Italians out of Egypt and were advancing into Libya. The Royal Navy launched a carrier strike against the Italian Navy’s main base at Taranto and disabled three of Italy’s six battleships.
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Fanfare
Opening War Theme
Violin Concerto in F Major “Autumn”
Composed in 1723 by Antonio Vivaldi. Public domain.
Performed by John Harrison. Performance used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Source.
Closing War Theme
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