Jennings, Christian,
At war on the Gothic Line : fighting in Italy 1944 -45 / Christian Jennings - 335 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
As the allies stormed across Normandy in late summer 1944, another strategically vital yet unsung campaign was being fought across the mountainous terrain of northern Italy. A vast army of twelve different nationalities was faced with the bloody task of breaking through the Gothic Line, a rugged barrier of German defensive positions that stretched from the Adriatic coast to the Mediterranean.
1472821645 9781472821645
1939-1947
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
Italy--History--German occupation, 1943-1945.
Italy--History--Allied occupation, 1943-1947.
Gothic Line (Italy)
940.54215
At war on the Gothic Line : fighting in Italy 1944 -45 / Christian Jennings - 335 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
As the allies stormed across Normandy in late summer 1944, another strategically vital yet unsung campaign was being fought across the mountainous terrain of northern Italy. A vast army of twelve different nationalities was faced with the bloody task of breaking through the Gothic Line, a rugged barrier of German defensive positions that stretched from the Adriatic coast to the Mediterranean.
1472821645 9781472821645
1939-1947
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
Italy--History--German occupation, 1943-1945.
Italy--History--Allied occupation, 1943-1947.
Gothic Line (Italy)
940.54215