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Overview

December 1943 - June 1944. Canada, war seasoned, girds for the final assault. In London, Commonwealth prime ministers meet and Mackenzie King holds out for Canadian independence in foreign policy. In the Arctic, Canadian ships sail the Murmansk run with supplies for beleaguered Russia. The Italian campaign intensifies; Canadians cross the Gustav and Adolf Hitler Lines. In the south of England, the Allies poise for attack.