the story of the hardest-fought battle of World War II Parker, Matthew creator text bibliography biography nyu New York Doubleday 2004 1st ed monographic eng

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xvi, 414 p. : ill. ; 25 cm The monastery and the Gustav line -- I: Sicily to Cassino -- 1. The Casablanca conference and the invasion of Sicily -- 2. The invasion of Italy -- 3. The Gustav line -- 4. Into the Gustav line -- II: The first battle -- 5. British X corps on the Garigliano: the left hook -- 6. Bloody River -- 7. Anzio and Cassino -- 8. The Cassino Massif -- III: The second battle -- 9. The destruction of the monastery -- 10. Snakeshead ridge -- 11. Lull at Cassino, counterattack at Anzio -- IV: The third battle -- 12. The battle for Cassino Town -- 13. Caste hill -- 14. The green devils of Cassino -- V: The fourth battle -- 15. Deception -- 16. Break-in -- 17. Amazon bridge -- 18. The monastery -- Surviving the peace -- Typical British infantry -- Battalion, 1943-44 -- Order of battle Matthew Parker Originally published: London : Headline, 2003 Includes bibliographical references (p. [397]-400) and index e-it--- Cassino, Battle of, Cassino, Italy, 1944 0385509855 2003068778 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/ description/random0415/2003068778.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/ description/random0415/2003068778.html 150423 20190501190144.0 53839846