JUST SEEN IT !!!!

...and so close to the European war ending, this must rank as a genuine historical document in a way most war films do not. The suspicions that the German's used an abbey for military purposes echoes the same misguided belief that led to the unnecessary and counter-productive destruction of Monte Cassino in the Italian camaign.

Mitchum is excellent as always and the inevitably downbeat story echoing the classic All Quiet On The Western Front and the reality of war is helped by the use of real soldiers and Ernie Pyle's involvement.