Italy's sorrow: a year of war ; 1944 - 1945
Although known as a land of beauty and for the richness of its culture, Italy's suffering in 1944-1945 is now largely forgotten. This is the first account of the conflict there to tell the story from all sides and to include the experiences of soldiers and civilians alike. Offering extensive or...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Although known as a land of beauty and for the richness of its culture, Italy's suffering in 1944-1945 is now largely forgotten. This is the first account of the conflict there to tell the story from all sides and to include the experiences of soldiers and civilians alike. Offering extensive original research, it weaves together the drama and tragedy of that terrible year, including new perspectives and materialon some of the most debated episodes to have emerged from the Second World War. |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | XLV, 606 S. Ill., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 9780312373962 |
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CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS LIST OF MAPS NOTE ON THE TEXT PRINCIPAL
PERSONALITIES PROLOGUE PART I: THE ROAD TO ROME 1 THE EVE OF BATTLE: MAY
1944 2 BATTLE BEGINS: 11-12 MAY 1944 3 CHURCHILL'S OPPORTUNISM 4 THE
SLOW RETREAT 5 FRUSTRATIONS 6 BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA 7
MASTERS OF THE SKIES 8 THE BATTLE RAGES: 13-16 MAY 1944 9 NEW ORDER 10
BREAKING THE GUSTAV LINE: 17-18 MAY 1944 11 ACHTUNG BANDITENL 12 THE FOG
OF WAR: 18-23 MAY 1944 13 BREAK-OUT: 23-26 MAY 1944 14 GENERAL CLARK AND
THE BIG SWITCH: 26-30 MAY 1944 15 THE FALL OF ROME: 1-5 JUNE 1944 PART
II: THE BRUTAL SUMMER 16 THE NORTH 17 THE PROBLEMS OF GENERALSHIP: JUNE
1944 18 THE TYPHOON ROLLS NORTH 19 BREAKING THE ALBERT LINE: 20-30 JUNE
1944 XI XV XXVII XXIX XXXIII 1 3 18 23 32 42 53 70 81 92 103 111 125 139
152 169 185 187 202 215 225 X ITALY'S SORROW 20 THE POLITICS OF WAR 241
21 DIFFERENCES OF OPINION 252 22 SUMMER HEAT: JULY 1944 264 23 CROSSING
THE ARNO: JULY-AUGUST 1944 279 24 A CHANGE OF PLAN: AUGUST 1944 291 25
DESPAIR: AUGUST 1944 305 26 THE GOTHIC LINE: 25 AUGUST-1 SEPTEMBER 1944
317 27 THE TRAGEDY OF GEMMANO: 1-12 SEPTEMBER 1944 333 28 MOUNTAIN
PASSES AND BLOODY RIDGES: 12-21 SEPTEMBER 1944 345 PART III: THE WINTER
OF DISCONTENT 365 29 DEATH IN THE MOUNTAINS: 22-29 SEPTEMBER 1944 367 30
THE REASON WHY 383 31 RAIN, MUD AND MISERY, PART I: 1-14 OCTOBER 1944
393 32 RAIN, MUD AND MISERY, PART II: 15-31 OCTOBER 1944 411 33 THE
INFANTRYMAN'S LOT: NOVEMBER 1944 425 34 THE PARTISAN CRISIS:
NOVEMBER*DECEMBER 1944 441 35 WHITE CHRISTMAS: DECEMBER 1944 453 PART
IV: ENDGAME 471 36 STALEMATE: JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1945 473 37 GETTING
READY: FEBRUARY-APRIL 1945 487 38 THE LAST OFFENSIVE: 9-20 APRIL 1945
504 39 THE END OF THE WAR IN ITALY: 21 APRIL-2 MAY 1945 516 POSTSCRIPT
528 REFERENCES 541 BIBLIOGRAPHY 547 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 573 ABBREVIATIONS
AND GLOSSARY 577 GUIDE TO RANKS 581 INDEX 583 |
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CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS LIST OF MAPS NOTE ON THE TEXT PRINCIPAL
PERSONALITIES PROLOGUE PART I: THE ROAD TO ROME 1 THE EVE OF BATTLE: MAY
1944 2 BATTLE BEGINS: 11-12 MAY 1944 3 CHURCHILL'S OPPORTUNISM 4 THE
SLOW RETREAT 5 FRUSTRATIONS 6 BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA 7
MASTERS OF THE SKIES 8 THE BATTLE RAGES: 13-16 MAY 1944 9 NEW ORDER 10
BREAKING THE GUSTAV LINE: 17-18 MAY 1944 11 ACHTUNG BANDITENL 12 THE FOG
OF WAR: 18-23 MAY 1944 13 BREAK-OUT: 23-26 MAY 1944 14 GENERAL CLARK AND
THE BIG SWITCH: 26-30 MAY 1944 15 THE FALL OF ROME: 1-5 JUNE 1944 PART
II: THE BRUTAL SUMMER 16 THE NORTH 17 THE PROBLEMS OF GENERALSHIP: JUNE
1944 18 THE TYPHOON ROLLS NORTH 19 BREAKING THE ALBERT LINE: 20-30 JUNE
1944 XI XV XXVII XXIX XXXIII 1 3 18 23 32 42 53 70 81 92 103 111 125 139
152 169 185 187 202 215 225 X ITALY'S SORROW 20 THE POLITICS OF WAR 241
21 DIFFERENCES OF OPINION 252 22 SUMMER HEAT: JULY 1944 264 23 CROSSING
THE ARNO: JULY-AUGUST 1944 279 24 A CHANGE OF PLAN: AUGUST 1944 291 25
DESPAIR: AUGUST 1944 305 26 THE GOTHIC LINE: 25 AUGUST-1 SEPTEMBER 1944
317 27 THE TRAGEDY OF GEMMANO: 1-12 SEPTEMBER 1944 333 28 MOUNTAIN
PASSES AND BLOODY RIDGES: 12-21 SEPTEMBER 1944 345 PART III: THE WINTER
OF DISCONTENT 365 29 DEATH IN THE MOUNTAINS: 22-29 SEPTEMBER 1944 367 30
THE REASON WHY 383 31 RAIN, MUD AND MISERY, PART I: 1-14 OCTOBER 1944
393 32 RAIN, MUD AND MISERY, PART II: 15-31 OCTOBER 1944 411 33 THE
INFANTRYMAN'S LOT: NOVEMBER 1944 425 34 THE PARTISAN CRISIS:
NOVEMBER*DECEMBER 1944 441 35 WHITE CHRISTMAS: DECEMBER 1944 453 PART
IV: ENDGAME 471 36 STALEMATE: JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1945 473 37 GETTING
READY: FEBRUARY-APRIL 1945 487 38 THE LAST OFFENSIVE: 9-20 APRIL 1945
504 39 THE END OF THE WAR IN ITALY: 21 APRIL-2 MAY 1945 516 POSTSCRIPT
528 REFERENCES 541 BIBLIOGRAPHY 547 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 573 ABBREVIATIONS
AND GLOSSARY 577 GUIDE TO RANKS 581 INDEX 583 |
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