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The battles of Monte Cassino : the campaign and its controversies / Glyn Harper, John Tonkin-Covell.
Van Pelt Library D763.I82 C2643 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harper, Glyn, 1958-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cassino, Battle of, Cassino, Italy, 1944.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Military campaigns.
- Italy.
- Italy--Cassino.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 290 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2013.
- Summary:
- "The Allied forces' actions in and around Monte Cassino in Italy remain some of the most controversial of the Second World War. Adolf Hitler described them as the battles that came closest to the bitter struggles on the Western Front. The name Cassino has become a touchstone for New Zealanders as a result of the crucial role played there by Kiwi forces, and the controversy surrounding the battles refuses to die down. This reappraisal of the battles brings new information about the events at Cassino to light. The Battles of Monte Cassino is not another campaign narrative but a fresh look at some of the key aspects of the battles -- the controversial bombing of the Benedictine monastery, the effectiveness of the commanders involved on both sides, the consequences of the Anzio beachhead, the performance of the Germans -- and why four agonising battles were needed to defeat the Germans at Cassino."--Page 4 of cover.
- Contents:
- 1 The Four Cassino Battles: An Overview 1
- 2 The Anzio Magnet 28
- 3 War Crime or Military Necessity? The Bombing of Monte Cassino Abbey 35
- 4 Climbing the Flagpole: Lieutenant General Mark Clark, Part 1 57
- 5 Masters of the Air? Part 1 77
- 6 The Melting Point: Alex and the Generals 99
- 7 Masters of the Air? Part 2 134
- 8 Hero or Bum? Lieutenant General Mark Clark, Part 2 168
- 9 The Other Side of the Hill: The Germans at Monte Cassino 195
- 10 A Mighty Coalition? 208.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-251) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781741148794
- 1741148790
- OCLC:
- 851572610
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