Backwater war : the Allied campaign in Italy, 1943-1945 / Edwin P. Hoyt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoyt, Edwin P. (Edwin Palmer), 1923-2005.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Italy.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.

Anzio, Battle of, Anzio, Italy, 1944.

Italy--History--German occupation, 1943-1945.

Italy.

History.

Italy--History--Allied occupation, 1943-1947.

Physical Description:

ix, 224 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Summary:

Details the planning, execution, and implications of the Allied landings on the Italian peninsula.

Contents:

1 The Anglo-American Military Alliance 1

2 The Allies Prepare 9

3 The Axis Defenses of Sicily 15

4 Invasion 19

5 The British Eighth Army's Drive 27

6 The U.S. Seventh Army's Drive 33

7 The Fall of Mussolini 37

8 Confusion 45

9 The Race for Messina 49

10 The Surrender of Italy and the Surprise That Wasn't 57

11 Unrest at Quadrant 67

12 Salerno 71

13 The Strategic Trap 81

14 A Series of Delaying Actions 87

15 The Advance Is Stopped 93

16 The Rapido River Fiasco 101

17 Crossing 111

18 Anzio 119

19 The Attack on Cassino 127

20 The Bombing of Monte Cassino 133

21 The Germans at Anzio 141

22 Spring Offensive 145

23 The End of the Gustav Line 151

24 Breakthrough 157

25 The Fall of Rome 163

26 North from Rome 167

27 Cracking the Gothic Line 173

28 The Center of the Line 181

29 Winter Doldrums 187

30 To the Bitter End 195

Appendix A Order of Battle as of July 10, 1943, D Day

Invasion of Sicily 201

Appendix B Order of Battle as of September 8, 1943, Salerno Landing 203

Appendix C Order of Battle as of January 22, 1944, Anzio Landing 205.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-212) and index.

ISBN:

0275974782

OCLC:

49384022