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Fifth Army in Italy, 1943-1945 : a coalition at war / Ian Blackwell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blackwell, Ian, 1946- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army. Army, 5th--History.
- United States.
- Salerno, Battle of, Salerno, Italy, 1943.
- World War, 1939-1945--Italy.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (445 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The US Fifth Army first saw action during the Salerno Landings in September 1943. While commanded by US Lieutenant General Mark Clark, from the outset one of its two Corps was the X (British) Corps; the other V1 (US) Corps.
- Contents:
- ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""CHAPTER 1 - Rome""; ""Notes""; ""PART I - BUILDING A COALITION""; ""CHAPTER 2 - Coalition Warfare""; ""The Anglo-American Alliance""; ""The United Nations""; ""Cross-Channel or Mediterranean? The Anglo-American Debate""; ""Agreement on Italy""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER 3 - The British Commonwealth""; ""The British Army After The Great War - The Wasted Years""; ""The Outbreak of War""; ""The Commonwealth""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER 4 - The Americans""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER 5 - The French""; ""The French African Army""
- ""Notes""""PART II - THE COALITION AT WAR""; ""CHAPTER 6 - The Commanders""; ""Mark Clark""; ""Alexander""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER 7 - The Fifth US Army""; ""The Germans in Italy, 1943.""; ""Salerno""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER 8 - Naples to Cassino""; ""Co-Belligerents""; ""The First Special Service Force""; ""The Nisei""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER 9 - Cassino to Rome""; ""Operation SHINGLE""; ""The Gustav Line""; ""Operation SHINGLE""; ""Cassino""; ""Anzio""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER 10 - The Road to the Alps""; ""The 6th (South African) Armoured Division""; ""The Brazilian Expeditionary Force""
- ""The 92nd (Negro) Division""""1945""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER 11 - Endnote""; ""Notes""; ""ANNEX - Coalition Warfare: The Nationalities that Fought for the Allied Cause in Italy""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781783032440
- 1783032448
- OCLC:
- 855504475
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