TITLE:
The savage storm : the battle for Italy 1943 / James Holland.
Publication Date:
2023
Publication Information:
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press,
Physical Description:
liii, 565 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps.
Geographic Term:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 515-535) and index.
Summary:
Acclaimed WWII historian James Holland both narrates and reframes the controversial first months of the Italian Campaign and sets a new standard in the chronicling of war. Following victory in Sicily, while the central command planned the spring 1944 invasion of France, Allied troops crossed into southern Italy in September 1943, expecting to drive Axis forces north and liberate Rome by Christmas. Italy quickly surrendered but German divisions fiercely resisted, and the hoped-for quick victory descended into one of the most challenging and protracted battles of the entire war. Chronicling the dramatic opening months of the Italian Campaign in unflinching and insightful detail, The Savage Storm is unlike any campaign history yet written.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780802161604
