A welcome like only Italian emigrants can do. We are so enthusiastic, a perfect organization. Four frenetic days of preparations but also visits to Casa Italia and the museums that talk about Italians in Chicago.
In addition to the miniseries were also presented the two documentaries just finished and which are part of the 1945 MOUNTAINMEN Project of the Memorie d'Italia museum in Iola di Montese. The first, introductory to the miniseries, focused on the history of the 10th Mountain Division, and subtitled HISTORY. The second, subtitled MEMORIES and TERRITORY, is a Then and Now of people, countries and battlefields. Towards the end you will find images of the main monuments to the 10th Mountain Division in the Italian North Apennines, all including geotags. Applause, emotion and handshakes and congratulations from many spectators. The comment of veteran Jackob Pollack, 99 years old, 85th Regiment, HQ II Battalion, was enough for us to confirm the honorable work carried out. Thanks to Ron Onesti for his hospitality and making his Des Planes theater available for the screening, Elizabeth Taylor and Lorenzo Fiorentino for their welcome and organisation.

Exactly one year after the Italian premiere, the miniseries was presented at the auditorium of the "House of the 10th Mountain Division", the base of the great unit in Fort Drum, New York. Have Assisted at the screening the base commander Major General Division Scott Naumann and his staff. Applause from all over the hall and flattering words of the commander who stressed the accuracy of the details and of the high intensity fighting.

Applause and emotion from the spectators who attended the screening. It is not up to us to express a judgement, we leave this task to the public and summarize the day in the article in the Gazzetta di Modena signed by Manuel Marinelli.
Applause for a few minutes and also emotion for the common thread that links the four episodes of the miniseries. A challenging project in which the director, Luciano La Valle, wrote the screenplay and took care of the direction and the executive producers, Guglielmo Mattiello and the brothers Andrea and Giuliano Gandolfi who, the latter, took care of the financial resources and the organization.

The US-English version was presented on June 11, 2023. Present was 122 descendants of the veterans of the 10th Mountain Division, the unit on which the miniseries focuses, and civil and military authorities. Applause and heartfelt emotion at the end of the screening.

After a year of work, on 10 June 2023 the production team presented in Montese the miniseries prewiev which was attended by the reenactors, technicians, production and direction, as well as the workers who worked on setting up the sets for the filming which often took place in rain, snow and mud.

Promotional book available at the Iola di Montese museum or at the screenings.