Jeffrey Plowman

Monte Cassino (eBook, ePUB)

Amoured Forces in the Battle for the Gustav Line

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"This book is highly recommended to anyone with an interest in the Italian campaign of the Second World War, and the use of armor in that war."-British Military History The battles fought between the Allied armies and the German Wehrmacht at Monte Cassino in 1944 were key episodes in the protracted Italian campaign, and the eventual Allied victory was a decisive step in the wider war to liberate Europe from German occupation. Much has been written about Cassino, but few books have chosen to tell the story through photographs-to give a visual insight into the fighting and the forces involved, the conditions in which they fought, and the landscape around the Monte Cassino abbey which became a battlefield. That is why Jeffrey Plowman's photographic history is of such value. Using almost 200 wartime images, many of which have not been published before, he gives a graphic impression of the realities of the fighting as it was experienced by the troops on the ground. He focuses on the tanks-the array of armored vehicles deployed by both sides which played a critical role. This aspect of Cassino has rarely been covered in such detail and in such a vivid way. The book will be of special interest to modelers and historians of armored warfare, but it will also appeal to readers who have a more general interest in the Italian campaign. "The amount of information provided for each photograph is exceptional . . . I commend the author for building such a comprehensive portfolio of fascinating images."-Walking the Battlefields

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pen & Sword Military
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526718952
• Artikelnr.: 55263731

Autorenporträt

Jeffrey Plowman is a research biochemist by profession who has had a keen interest in military history for over thirty-five years. He has made a special study of New Zealand armour and armoured units and has published nineteen books as well as many articles and chapters on the subject. Among his most recent publications are War in the Balkans: The Battle for Greece and Crete 1940-1941 and Monte Cassino: Armoured Forces in the Battle for the Gustav Line.