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31%OFFProf. Peter Caddick-Adams, Td, Vr, Ba (Hons), Phd, Frhists, Frgs, Kj - Monte Cassino: Ten Armies in Hell - 9780099568674 - 9780099568674
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Monte Cassino: Ten Armies in Hell

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Description for Monte Cassino: Ten Armies in Hell Paperback. The five-month Monte Cassino campaign in central Italy is one of the best-known European land battles of World War Two, alongside D-Day and Stalingrad. It has a particular resonance now, because Cassino, with its multitude of participating armies - most notably the American 5th Army under the controversial General Mark Clark. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 34. Weight in Grams: 318.

The five-month Monte Cassino campaign in central Italy is one of the best-known European land battles of World War Two, alongside D-Day and Stalingrad. It has a particular resonance now, because Cassino, with its multitude of participating armies - most notably the American 5th Army under the controversial General Mark Clark - was perhaps the campaign of the Second World War that most closely anticipates the coalition operations of today, with its ever-shifting cast of players stuck in inhospitable, mountainous terrain, pursuing an objective set by unknowing politicians in distant capitals, where victory is difficult to define.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099568674
SKU
9780099568674
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About Prof. Peter Caddick-Adams, Td, Vr, Ba (Hons), Phd, Frhists, Frgs, Kj
Peter Caddick-Adams is a Lecturer at the UK Defence Academy specialising in military history and media operations working alongside the late Richard Holmes. His special areas of interest are battlefield history and he researches in Military Doctrine and Leadership. He has led over 200 visits to more than 50 battlefields around the world. He joined the Territorial Army in 1985 ... Read more

Reviews for Monte Cassino: Ten Armies in Hell
Peter Caddick-Adams has brought highly perceptive and much-needed fresh analysis to this new account of the Cassino battles. Both authoritative and compellingly written, his immense knowledge and understanding of the Second World War exudes off every page. It will unquestionably remain the standard text on this bloody episode of the war for many years to come
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