Assault on the Gothic Line 1944: The Allied Attempted Breakthrough Into Northern Italy (Battistelli Pier Paolo)(Paperback)

Enjoy a detailed examination of Operation Olive as US, British, Commonwealth and Allied forces seek to smash through the last German defensive line in Italy. The Italian Theatre post-summer 1944 was not, as was often surmised at the time, populated with D-Day-dodging soldiers killing time in a quiet sector. The true nature of the hard fighting that took place is exemplified perfectly by the Allied assault on the Gothic Line defences (Operation Olive). Covering the dual Allied offensive spearheaded by American and British units, Italian military historian Pier Paolo Battistelli explores the overall strategic aims for both Hitler and the Allies, before guiding you through the progress of the phased battles in unrivalled detail, notably in the expertly researched and highly original maps and 3D diagrams. The level of detail helps explain why the various
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