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Monte Cassino

Categorie	WO II
Boeknummer	#417629
Titel	Monte Cassino: The Story of the Hardest-fought Battle of World War Two
Auteur	Parker, Matthew
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Headline Book Publishing
Jaar van uitgave	2003
ISBN10	0755311752
ISBN13	9780755311750
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original black boards, gilt lettered spine, illustrated with b/w photographs, 8vo.
Samenvatting	At the beginning of 1944, Italy was the western Allies' only active front against Nazi-controlled Europe, and their only route to the capital was through the Liri valley. Towering over the entrance to the valley was the medieval monastery of Monte Cassino, a seemingly impenetrable fortress high up in the "bleak and sinister" mountains. This was where the German commander, Kesselring, made his stand.;This study tells the extraordinary story of ordinary soldiers tested to the limits under conditions more typical of the horrors of World War I. In a battle that became increasingly political, symbolic and personal as it progressed, more and more men were asked to throw themselves at the virtually impregnable German defences. It is a story of incompetence, hubris and politics, redeemed at dreadful cost by the heroism of the soldiers. Over 350,000 men were killed or wounded in the six-month struggle and this is their story.
Pagina's	456
Conditie	Goed — Spine dust jacket slightly discoloured.
Prijs	€ 10,00

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