Imperial War Museum Book of the War in Italy 1943-1945: A Vital Contribution to Victory in Europe - Hardcover

Marshal Lord Carver, Field

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0283072946 ISBN 13: 9780283072949

Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

The harsh campaign that tipped the balance in EuropeThe Allies fought the Germans in Italy from July 1943 to May 1945, in a campaign perhaps more reminiscent of the First World War. The terrain was difficult, the weather bitter, the adversaries fierce and in no way inferior in strength. The Allies felt they played 'second fiddle to the cross-channel invasion; that victory was not going to be won by them, and that their sacrifices and suffering were not essential to it and would not be appreciated. This feeling was accentuated by the number of attacks to which they were committed which clearly had only slender chances of success...' (Lord Carver)Had the Germans been able to deploy their forces in Italy against the D-Day landings and subsequent offensive, there could have been a very different situation in Northern Europe in 1944-45. The hard-fought campaign in Italy, so vividly portrayed in this book, probably made the difference.

About this title

Product Description:

Very Good, A very good, clean and sound copy in black cloth boards with a very good dust jacket. Field Marshal Lord Carver. xvii, 350, 24 p. of plates, ill., 6 maps

Book Description:

The fascinating inside story of the harsh campaign that tipped the balance of the war in Europe.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0283072946
• ISBN 13: 9780283072949
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352