02620nam 2200469 450 991078768660332120230803031157.01-74115-968-7(CKB)2670000000413282(EBL)1355817(OCoLC)856870681(MiAaPQ)EBC5413834(MiAaPQ)EBC1355817(Au-PeEL)EBL1355817(EXLCZ)99267000000041328220180621d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe battles of Monte Cassino the campaign and its controversies /Glyn Harper and John Tonkin-CovellSydney :Allen & Unwin,2013.1 online resource (336 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-74114-879-0 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 Cassino10 A Mighty Coalition?Select Bibliography; Notes; Index; Picture sectionThe 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 Cassino, Battle of, Cassino, Italy, 1944ItalyCassinoCassino, Battle of, Cassino, Italy, 1944.906Harper G(Glyn),1146972Tonkin-Covell JohnMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787686603321The battles of Monte Cassino3771372UNINA