1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465875003321

Autore

Colmant Bruno

Titolo

Le futur se rappelle à notre souvenir : notes d'un économiste 2015-2016 / / Bruno Colmant, membre de l'Académie royale de Belgique

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Limal : , : Anthemis, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

2-8072-0265-9

2-8072-0122-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 pages)

Disciplina

330.94

Soggetti

Economic forecasting - Europe

Electronic books.

Europe Economic conditions 21st century

European Union countries Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996427043503316

Titolo

Prokons

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malang, Indonesia : , : Jurusan Teknik Sipil Politeknik Negeri Malang

ISSN

2714-8815

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Soggetti

Civil engineering - Indonesia

Civil engineering - Study and teaching - Indonesia

Civil engineering

Civil engineering - Study and teaching

Periodicals.

Indonesia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Indonesiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed

Sommario/riassunto

Civil engineering both theoretical and experimental, from all fields of Civil Engineering, including: Structural, Construction Management, Geotechnical, Transportation and Water Engineering.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910136221003321

Autore

Editors Charles River

Titolo

The battle of monte cassino : The history of the battle for rome during world war ii. / / Charles River Editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Solon, : Charles River Editors, 2016

ISBN

1-5094-2100-9

Edizione

[Unabridged.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (2 audio files) : digital

Classificazione

HIS014000HIS027100HIS037070

Altri autori (Persone)

ZarbockDavid

Soggetti

Nonfiction

History

Military

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Audiolibro

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Unabridged.

Sommario/riassunto

Germany's North African defeat opened up the possibility of taking the war in the west to the European continent for the first time since France's lightning conquest by the Wehrmacht in 1940. The British and Americans debated the merits of landing in France directly in 1943, but they ultimately opted against it. The Soviets railed at the Westerners as "bastards of allies" – conveniently forgetting that they aided and abetted Hitler's violent expansionism in eastern Europe for over a year starting in 1939 – but a 1943 "D-Day" style landing in France might have proven a strategic and logistical impossibility anyway. Thus, in 1943, the theater of Allied operations shifted from North Africa to Europe – Operation Husky, a mixed victory wresting control of Sicily from the Axis. The action also caused Benito Mussolini's downfall, his imprisonment, and subsequent dramatic rescue by the scar-faced Otto Skorzeny – removing significant portions of Italy from the fascist camp, but nevertheless failing to prevent a long Italian campaign. In fact, the lackluster Allied showing on Sicily and the escape of most of the island's garrison encouraged Hitler to alter his plans and defend Italy vigorously. With its rugged mountain ridges, deep valleys, and numerous rivers, Italy contained tens of thousands of natural defensive positions. The Wehrmacht exploited these to the full during the



ensuing campaign, bogging down the Anglo-American armies in an endless series of costly, time-consuming engagements. Even the rank and file German soldiers showed a clear awareness of the Italy's strategic significance: "'The Tommies will have to chew their way through us inch by inch,' a German paratrooper wrote in an unfinished letter found on his corpse at Salerno, 'and we will surely make hard chewing for them.'" (Hastings, 2011, 408). Indeed, it was a tough slog, and few places were tougher on the Allies than Monte Cassino, which witnessed a series of Allied attacks along the German line that aimed to create a breakthrough to Rome. Ultimately, the attacks would force the Germans into retreat, but not before they had inflicted over 50,000 casualties at a cost of about 20,000 of their own. The battle is perhaps best remembered today for the destruction of a historic abbey that dated back to the 6th century, and the controversial decision to bomb it is still widely debated today, but regardless, Monte Cassino and other operations around Anzio made it possible for the Allies to take Rome on June 4, 1944. 2 days later, the Allies would land at Normandy. The Battle of Monte Cassino: The History of the Battle for Rome during World War II chronicles the crucial 1944 battle.