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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : Rapido River, Battle of the, Italy, 1944
ISBN : UOM:39015031933628
Investigates causes of the large casualty rate from the WWII battle at Rapido River, Italy.
Author : Martin Blumenson
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 0890968527
Blumenson shows leadership's role in a disasterous World War II battle on theItalian peninsula, documenting how the Rapido tragedy reveals the high-pricedlessons of war. 11 photos. 2 maps. Index.
Author : Duane P. Schultz
Publisher : Westholme Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Rapido River, Battle of the, Italy, 1944
ISBN : 1594161062
The crossing of the Rapido, in the shadow of the monastery atop Monte Cassino, was one of the colossal mistakes of World War II. This is the first book-length history of the operation.
Author : Duane Schultz
Publisher : Westholme Pub Llc
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1594161402
The crossing of the Rapido, in the shadow of the monastery atop Monte Cassino, was one of the colossal mistakes of World War II. This is the first book-length history of the operation.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045523888
Author : United States. War Department. General Staff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UIUC:30112106623041
Author : Rick Atkinson
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 814 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781429920100
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In the second volume of his epic trilogy about the liberation of Europe in World War II, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson tells the harrowing story of the campaigns in Sicily and Italy In An Army at Dawn—winner of the Pulitzer Prize—Rick Atkinson provided a dramatic and authoritative history of the Allied triumph in North Africa. Now, in The Day of Battle, he follows the strengthening American and British armies as they invade Sicily in July 1943 and then, mile by bloody mile, fight their way north toward Rome. The Italian campaign's outcome was never certain; in fact, Roosevelt, Churchill, and their military advisers engaged in heated debate about whether an invasion of the so-called soft underbelly of Europe was even a good idea. But once under way, the commitment to liberate Italy from the Nazis never wavered, despite the agonizingly high price. The battles at Salerno, Anzio, and Monte Cassino were particularly difficult and lethal, yet as the months passed, the Allied forces continued to drive the Germans up the Italian peninsula. Led by Lieutenant General Mark Clark, one of the war's most complex and controversial commanders, American officers and soldiers became increasingly determined and proficient. And with the liberation of Rome in June 1944, ultimate victory at last began to seem inevitable. Drawing on a wide array of primary source material, written with great drama and flair, this is narrative history of the first rank. With The Day of Battle, Atkinson has once again given us the definitive account of one of history's most compelling military campaigns.
Author : Gordon L. Rottman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780961101
On the major European and Russian fronts throughout World War II, the challenge of crossing rivers under fire was absolutely central to any advance. The Panzers that crossed the Meuse at Sedan in May 1940 cut the French Army in two. The Wehrmacht's ability to cross the great rivers of the western USSR was vital to the lightning advances of Operation Barbarossa in 1941, and in 1943–45 the Red Army had to drive the Germans back from a succession of river lines during their advance to the Reich, culminating in the Vistula and Oder lines. With World War II armies dependent on heavy mechanized equipment, the function which rivers played became essential for soldiers in all sides of the war. World War II River Assault Tactics details the methods, means and analysis of specific successes and failures. Featuring a wealth of wartime photos, particularly from German sources, and full-colour plates illustrating tactical scenarios, the subject is brought to life.
Author : Duane Schultz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 159416522X
Author : Martin Blumenson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UOM:39015012168228
Author : Fred L. Walker
Publisher : Savas Publishing
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781940669489
This remarkable and very rare memoir discusses the bloody combat history of the Texas National Guard 36th Infantry Division in World War II, from pre-embarkation training through the capture of Rome. The perspective, as seen through the eyes of its author, General Fred Walker, is refreshing for its refusal to rely upon hindsight and revisionist history. Walker led a division longer than any other American officer during World War II. The 36th earned a formidable reputation—and paid a high price for that distinction. Only five divisions in the entire U.S. Army suffered more casualties than the 36th during the course of the war. Some of the division’s fighting included the hard battles of Salerno and Monte Cassino. The 36th was assigned an assault river crossing at the Rapido to outflank the Cassino position and although several companies made it to the far bank, their tank support failed to cross the river. A German panzer grenadier counterattack pushed the infantry of the 36th back across the river with heavy losses. General Mark Clark, the 5th Army Commander, in what appeared to be an effort to scapegoat, relieved several key 36th division officers, although General Walker was retained as its commanding general. After the allies captured Rome, Walker was reassigned to command the Infantry School at Fort Benning. Includes a special guest Preface by Jeffrey W. Hunt, Director of the Texas Military Forces Museum, illustrations, photographs, maps. 504 pages.
Author : Kenneth E. Hunter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : OSU:32435009242553
Author : David T. Zabecki
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 1140 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 0824070291
First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : P. Doyle,Matthew R. Bennett
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401715508
Terrain has a profound effect upon the strategy and tactics of any military engagement and has consequently played an important role in determining history. In addition, the landscapes of battle, and the geology which underlies them, has helped shape the cultural iconography of battle certainly within the 20th century. In the last few years this has become a fertile topic of scientific and historical exploration and has given rise to a number of conferences and books. The current volume stems from the international Terrain in Military History conference held in association with the Imperial War Museum, London and the Royal Engineers Museum, Chatham, at the University of Greenwich in January 2000. This conference brought together historians, geologists, military enthusiasts and terrain analysts from military, academic and amateur backgrounds with the aim of exploring the application of modem tools of landscape visualisation to understanding historical battlefields. This theme was the subject of a Leverhulme Trust grant (F/345/E) awarded to the University of Greenwich and administered by us in 1998, which aimed to use the tools of modem landscape visualisation in understanding the influence of terrain in the First World War. This volume forms part of the output from this grant and is part of our wider exploration of the role of terrain in military history. Many individuals contributed to the organisation of the original conference and to the production of this volume.