At War on the Gothic Line
Fighting in Italy, 1944-45
New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2016.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xxv, 357 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
In the autumn of 1944, as Patton{u2019}s army paraded through Paris, another Allied force was gathering in southern Italy. Spearheaded by over 100,000 American troops, this vast, international army was faced with a grim task{u2015}break The Gothic Line, a series of interconnected German fortifications that stretched across the mountains of northern Italy. Striving to reach Europe{u2019}s vulnerable underbelly before the Red Army, these Allied soldiers fought uphill against entrenched enemies in some of the final and most brutal battles of the Second World War.
Contents:
List of Maps -- Preface: Attacking Germans in Defensive Positions: "a most unpleasant and hazardous operation" -- Part One: Introduction -- The Road to the Gothic Line -- Part Two: Before the Line -- Part Three: On the Line -- Part Four: Behind the Line -- Part Five: After the Line -- Epilogue: What Became of the Characters in the Book? -- Acknowledgments -- Endnotes -- Index
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy.
Italy -- History -- German occupation, 1943-1945.
Italy -- History -- Allied occupation, 1943-1947.
Gothic Line (Italy)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy.
Italy -- History -- German occupation, 1943-1945.
Italy -- History -- Allied occupation, 1943-1947.
Gothic Line (Italy)
ISBN:
9781250065179 (hardcover)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY War WWII Jen | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.