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About this book
This WWII illustrated history examines the 1944 Allied attack on Italy with archival combat images paired with photos of the terrain today.
The Battles for Monte Cassino—a vital stronghold on the road to Rome—encompassed one of the few truly international conflicts of the Second World War. The fighting lasted four months and cost the lives of more than 14,000 men from eight nations.
Between January and May 1944, forces from Britain, Canada, France, India, New Zealand, Poland and the United States, fought a resolute German army in a series of battles in which the advantage swung from one side to the other. From firefights in the mountains to tank attacks in the valley; from river crossings to street fighting, the four battles of Cassino encompass a series of individual operations unique in the history of the Second World War.
This richly illustrated volume narrates the campaign through a fascinating series of then-and-now comparisons, juxtaposing combat photos with modern images of the same beaches, mountains, and streets where the fighting took place.
The Battles for Monte Cassino—a vital stronghold on the road to Rome—encompassed one of the few truly international conflicts of the Second World War. The fighting lasted four months and cost the lives of more than 14,000 men from eight nations.
Between January and May 1944, forces from Britain, Canada, France, India, New Zealand, Poland and the United States, fought a resolute German army in a series of battles in which the advantage swung from one side to the other. From firefights in the mountains to tank attacks in the valley; from river crossings to street fighting, the four battles of Cassino encompass a series of individual operations unique in the history of the Second World War.
This richly illustrated volume narrates the campaign through a fascinating series of then-and-now comparisons, juxtaposing combat photos with modern images of the same beaches, mountains, and streets where the fighting took place.
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Information
Publisher
After the BattleYear
2023eBook ISBN
9781399077101Subtopic
Italian HistoryTable of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Credits
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Introduction
- PART I: THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN
- The Allied Advance to the Gustav Line
- Cassino
- The Rescue of the Monastery Treasures
- PART II: OPENING MOVES ON THE GUSTAV LINE
- US II Corps moves up to the Rapido River Line (January 3-16)
- The Attack of the Corps Expéditionnaire Français (January 12-16)
- The X Corps Attack across the Garigliano (January 17-28)
- The US 36th Division’s Attack over the Lower Gari (January 20-22)
- PART III: THE FIRST BATTLE
- The Attack of the CEF (January 21-February 4)
- The US 34th Division’s Attack on Monte Cassino (January 24-February 12)
- PART IV: THE SECOND BATTLE
- The Formation of the New Zealand Corps
- The Decision to Bomb the Monastery
- The Bombing of the Abbey (February 15)
- The Preliminary Attacks on Point 593 (February 15-17)
- The 4th Indian Division’s Monastery Attack (February 17-18)
- The New Zealanders’ Attack on Cassino (February 17-18)
- PART V: THE THIRD BATTLE
- Operation ‘Dickens’
- The Bombing of the Town (March 15)
- The New Zealanders’ Attack into the Town (March 15-16)
- The 4th Indian Division reaches Hangman’s Hill (March 15-17)
- The Attack on the Railway Station (March 17)
- Reducing the South-West Quadrant (March 18)
- Operation ‘Hector’ — The Attack on the Monastery (March 19)
- Operation ‘Revenge’ — Attack up Cavendish Road (March 19)
- The End of the Offensive (March 20-22)
- Deadlock (March 23-May 10)
- PART VI: THE FOURTH BATTLE
- Operation ‘Diadem’
- US II Corps along the Coast (May 11-17)
- The CEF in the Aurunci Mountains (May 11-17)
- British XIII Corps in the Liri Valley (May 11-17)
- Polish II Corps on Monte Cassino (May 11-12)
- The Fall of Cassino (May 17-18)
- PART VII: THE END OF THE BATTLE
- Breaking the Hitler Line (May 18-25)
- The Junction of the Cassino and Anzio Fronts (May 25)
- PART VIII: EPILOGUE
- Casualties
- Cassino Today
- Allied Strategy and Tactics and the Role of Ultra
- Archive Sources
- Photograph Credits