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Season 7, Episode 8

In the spring of 1945, in some of the bloodiest fighting of World War II, Allied forces move north through Italy, liberating towns from Fascist control. Italy's leader, Benito Mussolini, is in hiding. Our contributor has a weapon which he believes may be connected to the last days of the world's first fascist state. Did this dagger his uncle brought back from the war belong to Mussolini himself?
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Clip Season 7 Episode 8 Length 16:53 Premiere: 08/16/09

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Season 7 Episodes

Season 7, Episode 9
S7 E9 Length 54:44 Premiere Date 08/24/09

Season 7, Episode 8
S7 E8 Length 54:44 Premiere Date 08/16/09

Season 7, Episode 6
S7 E6 Length 54:44 Premiere Date 07/26/09

Season 7, Episode 5
S7 E5 Length 54:44 Premiere Date 07/19/09

Season 7, Episode 4
S7 E4 Length 54:44 Premiere Date 07/12/09

Season 7, Episode 3
S7 E3 Length 54:54 Premiere Date 07/05/09

Season 7, Episode 2
S7 E2 Length 54:54 Premiere Date 06/28/09

Season 7, Episode 1
S7 E1 Length 54:51 Premiere Date 06/21/09

Scottsboro Boys Stamp
Clip Length 17:48 Premiere Date 09/06/09

Civil War Bridge
Clip Length 16:55 Premiere Date 09/06/09

Web Extra: Civil War Bridge
Clip Length 16:06 Premiere Date 08/31/09

Mussolini's Dagger
Clip Length 16:53 Premiere Date 08/16/09

N.E.A.R Device
Clip Length 16:47 Premiere Date 08/16/09

Liberia Letter
Clip Length 18:10 Premiere Date 08/16/09

Provenance
Clip Length 02:13 Premiere Date 05/31/03

Trash or Treasure
Clip Length 01:55 Premiere Date 05/31/03

House Dating
Clip Length 02:06 Premiere Date 05/31/03

Real or Fake
Clip Length 02:19 Premiere Date 05/31/03

Preservation
Clip Length 01:39 Premiere Date 05/31/03

Causes of the Civil War
Clip Length 01:37 Premiere Date 05/31/03

Behind the Scenes - Flintlock Rifle
Clip Length 02:49 Premiere Date 04/27/03

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