In scores of towns and villages across Italy, you'll often come across a monument or plaque dedicated to locals who perished during WW2. Commissioned by CNN International's long-running doc strand World's Untold Stories, our story investigates a series of civilian massacres deep in Tuscany's hinterland and the quest to bring those responsible to justice more than half a century later. For us, it was an opportunity to share a largely unknown chapter of Italy's history, and how Italians experienced a war being waged in their own backyard, that even today remains deeply embedded in the public's consciousness. For more backstory, click on any of the videos below.