Monte Cassino The Story of One of the Hardest-fought Battles of World War Two

Book Code:  SH3473

Monte Cassino The Story of One of the Hardest-fought Battles of World War Two

 

For the Western Allies, Monte Cassino was the hardest battle. Determined to push on and liberate Rome, they came across well-prepared German positions - centred on a sixth-century monastery - barring their route. The confrontation which followed consisted of a series of stubborn, bloody actions in which the Allies pounded the ruins of the monastery whilst the Germans resisted, contesting every mound of rubble, every inch of ground. The strategic and tactical context is woven into this splendid book but, more importantly, the struggle is brought to life through the eyewitness accounts of the men and women who witnessed the ordeal. Extracts from diaries, memoirs and oral histories create a grim vision of a battle for attrition in the cold Italian hills as British, American, French, Polish and Indian troops fought the Germans. An extraordinary picture of a hellish war, Matthew Parker's book restores Monte Cassino to its place in the history of World War Two.

 

Matthew Parker

Hardcover with d/w 456pp Headline 2003 1st Ed

 

Fine/Vg