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Monte Cassino: Ten Armies in Hell

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作者: 著
出版社: Preface Publishing
2012-05
ISBN: 9781848093584
定价: 293.90
装帧: 精装
开本: 其他
纸张: 其他
页数: 400页
正文语种: 英语
分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>历史
  • PeterCaddick-Adams,oneoftheworld'sauthoritiesonbattlefieldhistoryandauthoroftheapplaudedjointbiographyofMontgomeryandRommel,writesacompellingandauthoritativeaccountofthegreatestbattleoftheItaliancampaignofWorldWarTwo.

    Thefive-monthMonteCassinocampaignincentralItalyisoneofthebest-knownEuropeanlandbattlesofWorldWarTwo,alongsideD-DayandStalingrad.Ithasaparticularresonancenow,becauseCassino,withitsmultitudeofparticipatingarmies--mostnotablytheAmerican5thArmyunderthecontroversialGeneralMarkClark--wasperhapsthecampaignoftheSecondWorldWarthatmostcloselyanticipatesthecoalitionoperationsoftoday,withitsever-shiftingcastofplayersstuckininhospitable,mountainousterrain,pursuinganobjectivesetbyunknowingpoliticiansindistantcapitals,wherevictoryisdifficulttodefine.

    MonteCassinowascharacterisedbythedestructionofitsworldfamousAbbey:inretrospect,consideredanunjustifiableactofculturalvandalismbytheallies.Theaudittrailofdecision-makingtodestroyaniconaswellknownthenastheEiffelTowerorLincolnMemorial,isachillingreminderthatsimilardecisionsarestillbeingmadeinIraqandAfghanistanandindeedLibya.Tothisday,reversingnormalprejudice,Germantroopsarewelcomeintheabbey,havingrescueditstreasuresfromallieddestructioninFebruary1944.CassinowasanunusualcampaignforWorldWarIIinthatitsoutcomewasnotreliantonsweepingmovementsortheuseoftanksoraircraft--butbyold-fashionedbootsinthemud,whethercapturingthetownofCassinoaftermonthsofgrindingurbanwarfare(aStalingradinminiature)orscramblingupthesteepmountaintoseizetheheightsandthereligiouscomplexontopofMonteCassino.

    MonteCassinoAbbeywaspainstakinglyrebuiltafterthewar(itsbaroquechapelremainsincomplete)andisnowaWorldHeritagesite.AnhoursouthofRome,itisvisitedeachyearbyuptoonemilliontouristsandpilgrimsfromaroundtheworld. DrPeterCaddick-Adamshasbeenaprofessionalmilitaryhistorianforovertwentyyears.HelecturesattheUKDefenceAcademyandstaffcollegesaroundtheworldonmilitaryhistory,warstudiesandmediaoperations.Specialisinginbattlefieldtours,doctrineandleadership,heworkedwiththeinspirationalRichardHolmesfortwelveyearsandhasledvisitstomorethanfiftybattlefieldsworldwide.Asaregularandreservesoldierhehasexperienceofthreemajorwarzones:Bosnia,IraqandAfghanistan.In2010hewaselectedaFellowoftheRoyalHistoricalSocietyandisafrequentTVandradiobroadcasteronmilitaryandsecurityissues.
  • 内容简介:
    PeterCaddick-Adams,oneoftheworld'sauthoritiesonbattlefieldhistoryandauthoroftheapplaudedjointbiographyofMontgomeryandRommel,writesacompellingandauthoritativeaccountofthegreatestbattleoftheItaliancampaignofWorldWarTwo.

    Thefive-monthMonteCassinocampaignincentralItalyisoneofthebest-knownEuropeanlandbattlesofWorldWarTwo,alongsideD-DayandStalingrad.Ithasaparticularresonancenow,becauseCassino,withitsmultitudeofparticipatingarmies--mostnotablytheAmerican5thArmyunderthecontroversialGeneralMarkClark--wasperhapsthecampaignoftheSecondWorldWarthatmostcloselyanticipatesthecoalitionoperationsoftoday,withitsever-shiftingcastofplayersstuckininhospitable,mountainousterrain,pursuinganobjectivesetbyunknowingpoliticiansindistantcapitals,wherevictoryisdifficulttodefine.

    MonteCassinowascharacterisedbythedestructionofitsworldfamousAbbey:inretrospect,consideredanunjustifiableactofculturalvandalismbytheallies.Theaudittrailofdecision-makingtodestroyaniconaswellknownthenastheEiffelTowerorLincolnMemorial,isachillingreminderthatsimilardecisionsarestillbeingmadeinIraqandAfghanistanandindeedLibya.Tothisday,reversingnormalprejudice,Germantroopsarewelcomeintheabbey,havingrescueditstreasuresfromallieddestructioninFebruary1944.CassinowasanunusualcampaignforWorldWarIIinthatitsoutcomewasnotreliantonsweepingmovementsortheuseoftanksoraircraft--butbyold-fashionedbootsinthemud,whethercapturingthetownofCassinoaftermonthsofgrindingurbanwarfare(aStalingradinminiature)orscramblingupthesteepmountaintoseizetheheightsandthereligiouscomplexontopofMonteCassino.

    MonteCassinoAbbeywaspainstakinglyrebuiltafterthewar(itsbaroquechapelremainsincomplete)andisnowaWorldHeritagesite.AnhoursouthofRome,itisvisitedeachyearbyuptoonemilliontouristsandpilgrimsfromaroundtheworld.
  • 作者简介:
    DrPeterCaddick-Adamshasbeenaprofessionalmilitaryhistorianforovertwentyyears.HelecturesattheUKDefenceAcademyandstaffcollegesaroundtheworldonmilitaryhistory,warstudiesandmediaoperations.Specialisinginbattlefieldtours,doctrineandleadership,heworkedwiththeinspirationalRichardHolmesfortwelveyearsandhasledvisitstomorethanfiftybattlefieldsworldwide.Asaregularandreservesoldierhehasexperienceofthreemajorwarzones:Bosnia,IraqandAfghanistan.In2010hewaselectedaFellowoftheRoyalHistoricalSocietyandisafrequentTVandradiobroadcasteronmilitaryandsecurityissues.
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