Title:
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CASSINO 1944
BREAKING THE GUSTAV LINE |
By: |
Ken Ford, Howard Gerrard (Illus) |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£16.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1841766232 |
ISBN 13: |
9781841766232 |
Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
Pub. date: |
25 April, 2004 |
Series: |
Campaign No. 134 |
Pages: |
96 |
Description: |
The allies landed at Salerno and Taranto in September 1943. They reached the main German fortified position - the Gustav line - in December. This work details how it took a massive offensive by 11 divisions to take Cassino in a brutal battle of attrition. |
Synopsis: |
The battle for Cassino was probably the most bitter struggle of the entire Italian campaign. The dominating peak of Montecassino crowned by its magnificent but doomed medieval monastery was the key to the entire Gustav Line, a formidable system of defences that stretched right across the Italian peninsula. This position completely dominated the Liri valley and Route 6, the strategically vital road to Rome. Between January and May 1944 the Allies struggled amid inhospitable terrain and dreadful weather to dislodge the German paratroops that tenaciously defended the vital mountaintop. Ken Ford's book details the dramatic events of the battle to break the Gustav Line. |
Illustrations: |
46 b&w and 28 colour illustrations |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |