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Autore |
Harper G (Glyn) |
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The battles of Monte Cassino : the campaign and its controversies / / Glyn Harper and John Tonkin-Covell |
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Sydney : , : Allen & Unwin, , 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (336 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Cassino, Battle of, Cassino, Italy, 1944 |
Italy Cassino |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front cover ; Half title; Title page; Imprint; Contents; Dedication; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Operation Codenames; List of Maps; Introduction; Timeline, 1944; 1 The Four Cassino Battles: An Overview; 2 The Anzio Magnet; 3 War Crime or Military Necessity? The Bombing of Monte Cassino Abbey; 4 Climbing the Flagpole: Lieutenant General Mark Clark, Part 1; 5 Masters of the Air? Part 1; 6 The Melting Point: Alex and the Generals; 7 Masters of the Air? Part 2; 8 Hero or Bum? Lieutenant General Mark Clark, Part 2; 9 The Other Side of the Hill: The Germans at Monte Cassino |
10 A Mighty Coalition?Select Bibliography; Notes; Index; Picture section |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. <i>The Battles of Monte Cassino</i> is not another campaign narrative but a fresh look |
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