LEADER 02620nam 2200469 450 001 9910817322303321 005 20230803031157.0 010 $a1-74115-968-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000413282 035 $a(EBL)1355817 035 $a(OCoLC)856870681 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5413834 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1355817 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1355817 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000413282 100 $a20180621d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe battles of Monte Cassino $ethe campaign and its controversies /$fGlyn Harper and John Tonkin-Covell 210 1$aSydney :$cAllen & Unwin,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (336 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-74114-879-0 327 $aFront 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 327 $a10 A Mighty Coalition?Select Bibliography; Notes; Index; Picture section 330 $aThe 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. The Battles of Monte Cassino is not another campaign narrative but a fresh look 606 $aCassino, Battle of, Cassino, Italy, 1944 607 $aItaly$xCassino 615 0$aCassino, Battle of, Cassino, Italy, 1944. 676 $a906 700 $aHarper$b G$g(Glyn),$01146972 702 $aTonkin-Covell$b John 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817322303321 996 $aThe battles of Monte Cassino$94045686 997 $aUNINA