The Winter Campaign In Italy 1943: Orsogna San Pietro And Ortona Pier Paolo Battistelli Osprey Publishing Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

A Gripping Tale Of Three Crucial Battles Fought At The End 1943 As Allied Forces Approached Gustav Line In Italy After Repulsing German Counter-Attack Salerno September Us Fifth Army And British Eighth Advanced Up Italian Peninsula By October Armies Had Reached Volturno Forcing Critical Decision Strategy: Prolonged Defence Would Be Conducted Southern Contesting Advance Using Complex Terrain Features Mid-November Two Were Approaching Defensive Lines Along Garigliano Sangro Rivers Here 5Th Attack Through Mignano Gap Towards San Pietro Infine While Seize Ortona On Adriatic Coast Orsogna Brutal Struggle Ensued With Defenders Attempting To Hold Their Positions Fighting Particular (Labelled \ Mini Stalingrad\ ) Particularly Grueling For Canadian Involved This Fascinating Work Focuses Several Little-Known Following Withdrawal From Bridgehead Taranto Maps Diagrams Present An Easy Follow Overview Multiple Operations Campaign Opposing Sides (Including American New Zealand Troops) Decisive Late Are Brought Vividly Life Period Photos Superb Battlescene Artworks Σελίδες: 96 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0403 Διαστάσεις: 18 4X18 4Cm