The Battle of Monte Cassino
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The Battle of Monte Cassino

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eBook - ePub

The Battle of Monte Cassino

About this book

Melchior Wankowicz's The Battle of Monte Cassino is a unique contribution to the history of World War II, indeed the history of war in general. Composed by the Polish master of reportage, this book provides the reader with an exhaustive history of one of the greatest triumphs of Polish arms: the conquest of the German redoubt of Monte Cassino, after months of intense fighting, which provided the Allies with an open road for their progress through the Italian peninsula and, finally, to victory over the Nazis in Europe. The history of the Battle of Monte Cassino (17 January — 19 May 1944), centered on the Benedictine cloister of the same name, which was a key sector of the Nazi Army's 'Gustav Line' of defense. Besides the history of the long Allied siege and the eventual victory won through the efforts of General Anders' II Polish Corps, Wankowicz provides an on-the-spot account of the battle, at which he was present, setting the reader in the very midst of operations by his thorough and lively interviews with the soldiers who took part in it.

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Yes, you can access The Battle of Monte Cassino by Melchior Wankowicz, Charles S. Kraszewski in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & European History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781666920222
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Dedication
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1: Entering the Ring, We Greet Those Who Came Before Us
  8. Chapter 2: On the Front Lines
  9. Chapter 3: The Players Set Up Their Pieces
  10. Chapter 4: “H” Hour Arrives
  11. Chapter 5: The Attack on
  12. Chapter 6: The Battle for the Phantom
  13. Chapter 7: The First Battle for the Gorge
  14. Chapter 8: Gehenna
  15. Chapter 9: Bending
  16. Chapter 10: Interlude
  17. Chapter 11: The Second Attack Begins
  18. Chapter 12: San Angelo—the Hill of the Angel of Death
  19. Chapter 13: 593—the Mound of Sacrifice
  20. Chapter 14: The Second Battle for the Gorge
  21. Chapter 15: Crisis
  22. Chapter 16: Victory
  23. Chapter 17: The Gustav Line . . . Is Broken!
  24. Chapter 18: We Blow the Hitler Line to Smithereens
  25. Chapter 19: The Battle of Piedimonte
  26. Chapter 20: Mopping Up
  27. Epilogue
  28. Afterword
  29. About the Author