Monte Cassino: Ten Armies in Hell

Monte Cassino: Ten Armies in Hell

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作者: Peter Caddick-Adams 著

出版社: Preface Publishing

出版时间: 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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