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Monte Cassino (Paperback)
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Monte Cassino (Paperback)
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List price R335
Loot Price R275
Discovery Miles 2 750
You Save R60 (18%)
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The six-month battle for Monte Cassino was Britain's bitterest and
bloodiest encounter with the German army on any front in World War
Two. At the beginning of 1944 Italy was the western Allies' only
active front against Nazi-controlled Europe, and their only route
to the capital was through the Liri valley. Towering over the
entrance to the valley was the medieval monastery of Monte Cassino,
a seemingly impenetrable fortress high up in the 'bleak and
sinister' mountains. This was where the German commander,
Kesselring, made his stand. MONTE CASSINO tells the extraordinary
story of ordinary soldiers tested to the limits under conditions
reminiscent of the bloodbaths of World War One. In a battle that
became increasingly political, symbolic and personal as it
progressed, more and more men were asked to throw themselves at the
virtually impregnable German defences. It is a story of
incompetence, hubris and politics redeemed at dreadful cost by the
heroism of the soldiers.
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