The crew of an upended (M4A1) Sherman tank of the 7th Armoured Brigade enjoy a ‘brew’ beside their vehicle while waiting for a recovery team, on the 'Gothic Line' - Italy, 13th Sept 1944. Their tank overturned after slipping off a narrow road in the dark.  CREDIT : IWM NA 18551 - Sgt Dawson, No 2 Army Film & Photographic Unit. Colour by Royston Leonard #ww2 #worldwar2 #gothicline #italy #m4 #m4Sherman #sherman #tank #cupoftea #tea #brew

Sometimes, traces of the past haunt our landscapes discreetly. An incongruously thick wall across a wooded valley. Border infrastructures left over from war and conflict, easy to miss from a train window. This was once the #GothicLine, a place of fierce battles in Northern Tuscany, during WW2. There are many more, more photographed places along this line, like the superb Ponte della Maddalena. But I search out the ghosts, the lines, the stones. #Bornées #AlongTheLine #slowTravel #Trains