Cassino '44: the brutal battle for Rome
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| Abstract: | "Acclaimed World War II historian James Holland vividly relates the dramatic last months of the Italian Campaign in a masterful volume that brings new awareness to this vital hinge point of the war. As the new year of 1944 began in Italy, the Allied army's momentum had ground to a halt just south of the vaunted German Gustav Line of defense, far short of their initial objective of liberating Rome by Christmas. The fighting up the Italian peninsula had been brutal-rugged terrain, fierce resistance, terrible weather. While Allied leaders in London prepared for the cross-Channel invasion of France later that spring, the war in the West hinged in Italy. As bestselling historian James Holland relates in his seminal concluding volume on the Italy Campaign, the next five months saw two of World War II's most famous battles-the four ferocious assaults on Monte Cassino and the fraught landing northwest in the marshes at Anzio-culminating at last in the liberation of Rome on June 4, merely two days before D-Day. Based on twenty years of research, Cassino '44 offers perspectives and conclusions that differ from the standard narrative. Holland elevates the narrative of war, chronicling the dramatic events primarily through in-the-moment letters and diaries of those who were there. Counterpointing the memories of German soldiers like battalion commander Jurg Kellner with those of British captain John Strick and American corporal Audie Murphy, whose exploits in the field would lead to Hollywood fame, and of Italian citizens and politicians caught up in the maelstrom, Holland vividly recreates their day-to-day encounter with destiny over each bloodily contested mile. General Mark Clark, overall Allied commander in Italy, has been criticized for being overly cautious and needlessly extending the campaign. Holland argues that, given the conditions and constant shortage of materiel held back for the D-Day invasion, Clark and other commanders led a remarkably successful campaign. Well more than 100,000 Allied casualties occurred in the five months leading to Rome, more than in any other campaign of the war. Cassino '44 is the definitive account of a key turning point of World War II and brings our appreciation of the experience of war to a new level"-- |
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| 505 | 8 | |a List of maps -- Principal personalities -- Note on the text -- Glossary -- Prologue -- Part I: The tyranny of Overlord. The storm -- A cunning plan -- The tragedy waiting to happen -- Meddling madness -- The garigliano -- The plight of the people -- The largest air force in the world -- The rapido -- SHINGLE -- Rapid response -- Part II: Missed opportunities. The distant hill -- Belvedere -- Cisterna -- So close yet so far -- The battle of the thumb -- Point 593 -- The meat grinder -- The perfect storm -- The destruction of the Abbey -- FISCHFANG and Monte Cassino Part 1 -- FISCHFANG and Monte Cassino Part 2 -- Part III: The seeds of change. The tank of courage -- Disease and desertion -- Thoughts of home -- The destruction of Cassino Town -- Battle in the Ruins -- Via Rasella -- STRANGLE -- Part IV: The battle for Rome. Spring in the air -- Preparations -- DIADEM -- Breakthrough in the mountains -- Monte Cassino -- Death in the mountains -- Breakout and the big switch -- Rome -- Postscript -- Appendix I: Timeline of events -- Appendix II: Order of battle: Allied and Axis armies, 22 January 1944 -- Appendix III: Order of battle: Allied and Axis armies, 11 May 1944 -- Notes -- Selected sources -- Acknowledgments -- Picture acknowledgments -- Index | |
| 520 | 3 | |a "Acclaimed World War II historian James Holland vividly relates the dramatic last months of the Italian Campaign in a masterful volume that brings new awareness to this vital hinge point of the war. As the new year of 1944 began in Italy, the Allied army's momentum had ground to a halt just south of the vaunted German Gustav Line of defense, far short of their initial objective of liberating Rome by Christmas. The fighting up the Italian peninsula had been brutal-rugged terrain, fierce resistance, terrible weather. While Allied leaders in London prepared for the cross-Channel invasion of France later that spring, the war in the West hinged in Italy. | |
| 520 | 3 | |a As bestselling historian James Holland relates in his seminal concluding volume on the Italy Campaign, the next five months saw two of World War II's most famous battles-the four ferocious assaults on Monte Cassino and the fraught landing northwest in the marshes at Anzio-culminating at last in the liberation of Rome on June 4, merely two days before D-Day. Based on twenty years of research, Cassino '44 offers perspectives and conclusions that differ from the standard narrative. Holland elevates the narrative of war, chronicling the dramatic events primarily through in-the-moment letters and diaries of those who were there. | |
| 520 | 3 | |a Counterpointing the memories of German soldiers like battalion commander Jurg Kellner with those of British captain John Strick and American corporal Audie Murphy, whose exploits in the field would lead to Hollywood fame, and of Italian citizens and politicians caught up in the maelstrom, Holland vividly recreates their day-to-day encounter with destiny over each bloodily contested mile. General Mark Clark, overall Allied commander in Italy, has been criticized for being overly cautious and needlessly extending the campaign. Holland argues that, given the conditions and constant shortage of materiel held back for the D-Day invasion, Clark and other commanders led a remarkably successful campaign. Well more than 100,000 Allied casualties occurred in the five months leading to Rome, more than in any other campaign of the war. Cassino '44 is the definitive account of a key turning point of World War II and brings our appreciation of the experience of war to a new level"-- | |
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Contents List of Maps Principal Personalities Note on the Text Glossary Prologue xi xlv liii Iv 1 Part I: The Tyranny of Overlord 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The Storm A Cunning Plan The Tragedy Waiting to Happen Meddling Madness The Garigliano The Plight of the People The Largest Air Force in the World The Rapido SHINGLE Rapid Response 17 27 44 50 61 79 95 110 . 123 138 Part II: Missed Opportunities 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 The Distant Hills Belvedere Cisterna So Close Yet So Far The Battle of the Thumb Point 593 The Meat Grinder The Perfect Storm The Destruction of the Abbey FISCHFANG and Monte Cassino Part 1 FISCHFANG and Monte Cassino Part 2 155 171 183 200 214 228 244 258 268 278 287
Part III: The Seeds of Change 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 The Tank of Courage Disease and Desertion Thoughts of Home The Destruction of Cassino Town Battle in the Ruins Via Rasella STRANGLE 299 315 330 343 358 374 386 Part IV: The Battle for Rome 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Spring in the Air Preparations DIADEM Breakthrough in the Mountains Monte Cassino Death in the Mountains Breakout and the Big Switch Rome 401 417 427 435 451 466 481 499 Postscript 517 APPENDIX I: Timeline of Events APPENDIX II: Order of Battle: Allied and Axis Armies, 22 January 1944 APPENDIX III: Order of Battle: Allied and Axis Armies, 11 May 1944 Notes Selected Sources Acknowledgements Picture Acknowledgements Index 529 537 541 545 565 587 591 599 |
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| contents | List of maps -- Principal personalities -- Note on the text -- Glossary -- Prologue -- Part I: The tyranny of Overlord. The storm -- A cunning plan -- The tragedy waiting to happen -- Meddling madness -- The garigliano -- The plight of the people -- The largest air force in the world -- The rapido -- SHINGLE -- Rapid response -- Part II: Missed opportunities. The distant hill -- Belvedere -- Cisterna -- So close yet so far -- The battle of the thumb -- Point 593 -- The meat grinder -- The perfect storm -- The destruction of the Abbey -- FISCHFANG and Monte Cassino Part 1 -- FISCHFANG and Monte Cassino Part 2 -- Part III: The seeds of change. The tank of courage -- Disease and desertion -- Thoughts of home -- The destruction of Cassino Town -- Battle in the Ruins -- Via Rasella -- STRANGLE -- Part IV: The battle for Rome. Spring in the air -- Preparations -- DIADEM -- Breakthrough in the mountains -- Monte Cassino -- Death in the mountains -- Breakout and the big switch -- Rome -- Postscript -- Appendix I: Timeline of events -- Appendix II: Order of battle: Allied and Axis armies, 22 January 1944 -- Appendix III: Order of battle: Allied and Axis armies, 11 May 1944 -- Notes -- Selected sources -- Acknowledgments -- Picture acknowledgments -- Index |
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| spelling | Holland, James 1970- Verfasser (DE-588)1011932377 aut Cassino '44 the brutal battle for Rome James Holland Cassino 1944 Cassino nineteen forty-four Brutal battle for Rome First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition New York Atlantic Monthly Press 2024 lvi, 612 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen, Karten 25 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier List of maps -- Principal personalities -- Note on the text -- Glossary -- Prologue -- Part I: The tyranny of Overlord. The storm -- A cunning plan -- The tragedy waiting to happen -- Meddling madness -- The garigliano -- The plight of the people -- The largest air force in the world -- The rapido -- SHINGLE -- Rapid response -- Part II: Missed opportunities. The distant hill -- Belvedere -- Cisterna -- So close yet so far -- The battle of the thumb -- Point 593 -- The meat grinder -- The perfect storm -- The destruction of the Abbey -- FISCHFANG and Monte Cassino Part 1 -- FISCHFANG and Monte Cassino Part 2 -- Part III: The seeds of change. The tank of courage -- Disease and desertion -- Thoughts of home -- The destruction of Cassino Town -- Battle in the Ruins -- Via Rasella -- STRANGLE -- Part IV: The battle for Rome. Spring in the air -- Preparations -- DIADEM -- Breakthrough in the mountains -- Monte Cassino -- Death in the mountains -- Breakout and the big switch -- Rome -- Postscript -- Appendix I: Timeline of events -- Appendix II: Order of battle: Allied and Axis armies, 22 January 1944 -- Appendix III: Order of battle: Allied and Axis armies, 11 May 1944 -- Notes -- Selected sources -- Acknowledgments -- Picture acknowledgments -- Index "Acclaimed World War II historian James Holland vividly relates the dramatic last months of the Italian Campaign in a masterful volume that brings new awareness to this vital hinge point of the war. As the new year of 1944 began in Italy, the Allied army's momentum had ground to a halt just south of the vaunted German Gustav Line of defense, far short of their initial objective of liberating Rome by Christmas. The fighting up the Italian peninsula had been brutal-rugged terrain, fierce resistance, terrible weather. While Allied leaders in London prepared for the cross-Channel invasion of France later that spring, the war in the West hinged in Italy. As bestselling historian James Holland relates in his seminal concluding volume on the Italy Campaign, the next five months saw two of World War II's most famous battles-the four ferocious assaults on Monte Cassino and the fraught landing northwest in the marshes at Anzio-culminating at last in the liberation of Rome on June 4, merely two days before D-Day. Based on twenty years of research, Cassino '44 offers perspectives and conclusions that differ from the standard narrative. Holland elevates the narrative of war, chronicling the dramatic events primarily through in-the-moment letters and diaries of those who were there. Counterpointing the memories of German soldiers like battalion commander Jurg Kellner with those of British captain John Strick and American corporal Audie Murphy, whose exploits in the field would lead to Hollywood fame, and of Italian citizens and politicians caught up in the maelstrom, Holland vividly recreates their day-to-day encounter with destiny over each bloodily contested mile. General Mark Clark, overall Allied commander in Italy, has been criticized for being overly cautious and needlessly extending the campaign. Holland argues that, given the conditions and constant shortage of materiel held back for the D-Day invasion, Clark and other commanders led a remarkably successful campaign. Well more than 100,000 Allied casualties occurred in the five months leading to Rome, more than in any other campaign of the war. Cassino '44 is the definitive account of a key turning point of World War II and brings our appreciation of the experience of war to a new level"-- Schlacht um Montecassino (DE-588)4119948-0 gnd rswk-swf Cassino, Battle of, Cassino, Italy, 1944 World War, 1939-1945 / Campaigns / Italy Rome / Strategic aspects Italy / History / Allied occupation, 1943-1947 Bataille de Cassino, Cassino, Italie, 1944 Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 / Campagnes et batailles / Italie Italie / Histoire / 1943-1947 (Occupation alliée) Schlacht um Montecassino (DE-588)4119948-0 s DE-604 Online version 978-0-8021-6214-4 Holland, James, 1970- Cassino '44 New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2024 Digitalisierung BSB München - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=035478631&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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