Monte Cassino: The Hardest Fought Battle of World War II

Monte Cassino: The Hardest Fought Battle of World War II - Paperback

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Monte Cassino: The Hardest Fought Battle of World War II - Paperback

Monte Cassino: The Hardest Fought Battle of World War II - Paperback

by Matthew Parker
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by Matthew Parker (Author)

Monte Cassino is the true story of one of the bitterest and bloodiest of the Allied struggles against the Nazi army. Long neglected by historians, the horrific conflict saw over 350,000 casualties, while the worst winter in Italian memory and official incompetence and backbiting only worsened the carnage and turmoil. Combining groundbreaking research in military archives with interviews with four hundred survivors from both sides, as well as soldier diaries and letters, Monte Cassino is both profoundly evocative and historically definitive. Clearly and precisely, Matthew Parker brilliantly reconstructs Europe's largest land battle-which saw the destruction of the ancient monastery of Monte Cassino-and dramatically conveys the heroism and misery of the human face of war.

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Monte Cassino is the true story of one of the bitterest and bloodiest of the Allied struggles against the Nazi army. Long neglected by historians, the horrific conflict saw over 350,000 casualties, while the worst winter in Italian memory and official incompetence and backbiting only worsened the carnage and turmoil.
Combining groundbreaking research in military archives with interviews with four hundred survivors from both sides, as well as soldier diaries and letters, Monte Cassino" is both profoundly evocative and historically definitive. Clearly and precisely, Matthew Parker brilliantly reconstructs Europe's largest land battle-which saw the destruction of the ancient monastery of Monte Cassino-and dramatically conveys the heroism and misery of the human face of war.

Author Biography

Matthew Parker is the author of The Battle of Britain. He is a writer and editor specializing in modern history, and lives in London, England.

Number of Pages: 448
Dimensions: 0.94 x 8.08 x 5.26 IN
Publication Date: May 10, 2005
ISBN9781400033751
Author Matthew Parker
PublisherAnchor Books
GenreHistory
FormatPaperback
PublishedMay 2005
LanguageENG- English
Pages448
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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