Storming Monte La Difensa: The First Special Service Force at the Winter Line, Italy 1943: 48 - Brossura

Werner, Bret

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1472807669 ISBN 13: 9781472807663

Casa editrice: Osprey Publishing, 2015

Riassunto

In December 1943 Monte La Difensa was part of the formidable German defences overlooking the Allies' planned route to Rome via Monte Cassino. In the First Special Service Force's first combat in the Mediterranean theater, the Force would employ its special training in mountain and winter warfare to scale the peak, capture it, and then hold it against the inevitable German counterattacks. Astonishing their superiors, the First Special Service Force succeeded in the face of seemingly impossible odds, but suffered a 77 percent casualty rate. Their victory, founded on their aggressive doctrine and extensive training in a variety of combat techniques, would prove instrumental in the postwar development of special forces. Employing full-colour artwork, archive photographs, and first-hand accounts from participants, the author examines the origins, execution, and aftermath of the FSSF's spectacular success at Monte La Difensa amid the savage winter conditions of December 1943.

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Descrizione del libro:

The spectacular success of the U.S-Canadian First Special Service Force in taking and holding a cornerstone of the German defenses in Italy in late 1943 is recounted here, supported by full-color artwork, vivid personal testimony, and incisive analysis.

L'autore:

Bret Werner was raised in the Philadelphia area of Pennsylvania. He is deeply involved with living history organizations with an emphasis on the soldier of the 20th century. The author is also an associate member of the First Special Service Force Association, and he attends the veteran reunions every year.

Peter Dennis was born in 1950. Inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn he studied illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani, and Edouard Detaille.

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• Editore: Osprey Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1472807669
• ISBN 13: 9781472807663
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 80
• Disegnatore: Dennis Peter, Shumate Johnny, Gilliland Alan