Monte Cassino : the story of the hardest-fought battle of World War Two
Parker, Matthew2003
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At the beginning of 1944, Italy was the Allies' only active front against Nazi-controlled Europe, and the pass controlled by the medieval monastery of Monte Cassino became a crucial battlefield. This study describes the incompetence and politics that dogged the campaign and the heroism that won it.
Main title:
Monte Cassino : the story of the hardest-fought battle of World War Two / Matthew Parker.
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Imprint:
London : Headline, 2003.
Collation:
xx, 456 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-428) and index.
ISBN:
9780755311750 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
706113
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