Holland, James
Cassino '44: Five Months of Hell in Italy
- ISBN 13:
- 9780857505538
- author:
- Holland, James
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random ..
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 672
- Dimensions:
- 24.2 x 16.5 x 4.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- History, Europe, Italy,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Cassino '44: The Bloodiest Battle of the Italian Campaign
James Holland's gripping narrative of the brutal Allied fight to take Rome is a testament to the harsh realities of war. The Allies had seemed poised for victory after the sweeping success of the Sicilian invasion and the Italian surrender, but Hitler's forces dug in and fought to the last yard, setting the stage for one of the grimmest campaigns of the Second World War.
Five long and bitter winter months, and the onset of summer, would pass before the Allies could finally break through the formidable Gustav Line, a barrier of wire, minefields, bunkers, and booby traps that stretched across Italy. The cost was devastating: over 75,000 troops and civilians lost their lives, and historic sites like the Abbey of Monte Cassino were left in ruins.
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