Monte Cassino: The Hardest-Fought Battle of World War II - Rilegato

Parker, Matthew

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ISBN 10: 0385509855 ISBN 13: 9780385509855

Casa editrice: Doubleday, 2004

Riassunto

Documents the six-month battle in the mountains of central Italy during which more than 350,000 people died, describing how German commander Kesselring established a virtually impregnable position at the fortress-like monastery.

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Recensione:

“Monte Cassino was a mini-war within World War II. It was Europe's largest land battle and was fought over six months with over 350,000 casualties. Matthew Parker combines detailed archival research with hundreds of veterans' interviews to give us the definitive account of this hellish conflict.” -- James Bradley, Author, Flags of Our Fathers & Flyboys

“Few people today realize that British and American soldiers fought in a battle that compares to Stalingrad for human suffering. Monte Cassino is a fitting tribute: an important and beautifully written book, told with real understanding and pathos for those who withstood the Western Allies’ bloodiest encounter with the German Army.” -- Daily Telegraph

“A deeply moving, richly detailed and fast-paced account.” -- Sunday Telegraph

“Magnificent . . . deserves to be widely read.” -- Living History

“One of the true epics of infantry war in World War II . . . a gripping story of incompetence, courage, cowardice and almost every other human emotion that war can excite . . . [it] can only make your heart ache.” -- Irish Independent

“Monte Cassino, perhaps the most interesting campaign of all . . . [a] moving and well-researched book.” -- Economist

L'autore:

MATTHEW PARKER is the author of The Battle of Britain. He is a writer and editor specializing in modern history, and lives in London, England.

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• Editore: Doubleday
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0385509855
• ISBN 13: 9780385509855
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 414