Imperial War Museum Book Of The War In Italy 1943-1945: A Vital Contribution to Victory in Europe - Brossura

Carver, Field Marshal Lord

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0330482300 ISBN 13: 9780330482301

Casa editrice: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002

Riassunto

The Allies fought the Germans in Italy from July 1943 to May 1945, in a campaign perhaps more reminiscent of the First World War. The terrain was difficult, the weather bitter, the adversaries fierce and in no way inferior in strength. As the author contends, the Allies felt they played "second fiddle to the cross-channel invasion; that victory was not going to be won by them, and that their sacrifices and suffering were not essential to it and would not be appreciated." Had the Germans been able to deploy their forces in Italy against the D-Day landings and subsequent offensive, there could have been a very different situation in Northern Europe in 1944-45. The hard-fought campaign in Italy, so vividly portrayed in this book, probably made the difference.

Su questo libro

Descrizione del libro:

The fascinating inside story of the harsh campaign that tipped the balance of the war in Europe.

L'autore:

Field Marshal Lord Carver served in Italy in 1943 as lieutenant colonel in command of the First Royal Tank Regiment. He was the author of fourteen books and editor of two.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Palgrave Macmillan
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0330482300
• ISBN 13: 9780330482301
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 350