Bibliograph

Salerno to Cassino, by Martin Blumenson

Type

Label

Salerno to Cassino, by Martin Blumenson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.governmentPublication

federal national government publication

Illustrations

illustrationsportraitsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Salerno to Cassino

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

22107

Responsibility statement

by Martin Blumenson

Series statement

United States Army in World War II: The Mediterranean theater of operations, 3

Summary

Operations from the invasion of the Italian mainland near Salerno through the winter fighting up to the battles for Monte Cassino (including the Rapido River crossing) and the Anzio beachhead

Table Of Contents

Background -- The origins -- The choice -- The preparations -- The start -- The opposition: the Germans in Italy -- Salerno -- The landings -- The beachhead -- The crisis -- The end of the battle -- Beyond Salerno -- The Winter campaign -- The strategy -- The Volturno crossing -- Into the Winter Line -- The shape of things to come -- In the Winter Line -- San Pietro -- Anzio and Cassino -- The decision for Anzio -- The preliminaries for Anzio -- The Rapido River crossings -- The Anzio landing -- The attacks on Cassino -- The opening battles at Anzio -- The bombardment of the Abbey of Monte Cassino -- The test at Anzio -- The bombing of Cassino -- Results and prospects

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