At war on the Gothic Line : fighting in Italy, 1944-45 / Christian Jennings.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jennings, Christian, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

World War, 1939-1945.

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

Italy.

History.

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

Gothic Line (Italy).

Military campaigns.

Italy--Gothic Line.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxv, 357 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Fighting in Italy, 1944-45

Place of Publication:

New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2016.

Summary:

In the autumn of 1944, as Patton's army paraded through Paris, another Allied force was gathering in southern Italy. Spearheaded by over 100,000 American troops, this vast, international army was faced with a grim task-break The Gothic Line, a series of interconnected German fortifications that stretched across the mountains of northern Italy. Striving to reach Europe's vulnerable underbelly before the Red Army, these Allied soldiers fought uphill against entrenched enemies in some of the final and most brutal battles of the Second World War.

Contents:

List of Maps

Preface: Attacking Germans in Defensive Positions: "a most unpleasant and hazardous operation"

Part One: Introduction

The Road to the Gothic Line

Part Two: Before the Line

Part Three: On the Line

Part Four: Behind the Line

Part Five: After the Line

Epilogue: What Became of the Characters in the Book?

Acknowledgments

Endnotes

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781250065179

1250065178

OCLC:

907965777