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                                 REGIMENTAL JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL LANCERS (QUEEN ELIZABETHS’ OWN)
    up the Liri valley as part of the fourth and final battle for Monte Cassino. Studying the Amazon bridge crossing of the Rapido river, the support to infantry in seizing the town of Piumarola, and the defensive operations of the Germans around Aquino air- port, all led to lively and informative discussion. How did they approach obstacle crossing operations in the 1940s and what, if anything, would we do differently today? Should an apartment have been felled by Allied artillery to destroy the snipers within? What are the differences between area defence, mobile defence, and delay operations? Does spaghetti bolognaise go better with
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