US Army Campaigns of World War II - North Apennines, Italy

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Offered for auction here is the booklet entitled the "North Apennines". Following the Allied invasion of Italy, German forces fought their way north in a strategic retreat. Their defensive positing focused on the "Gothic Line", a rugged area of the Apennine Mountains and German Field Marshal Kesselring's last major defense position in Italy. The Allies were hindered not only by the terrain but also the rainy weather; further, Allied units had been withdrawn to other fronts in Europe, and the US and British did not have adequate men to advance the battle was quickly and decisively as planned. A final push in Spring 1945 brought the Allies to the Po Valley, and shortly thereafter the war ended.
US Army Campaigns of World War II - North Apennines, Italy
US Army Campaigns of World War II - North Apennines, Italy
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Description
The
US Army Center of Military History
, in the 1990s, published a
series of 42 booklets
detailing
"The US Army Campaigns of World War II".
These booklets
provided details on the planning and fighting in the various theaters of war
. Each booklet addressed such topics as the (a)
the strategic setting of the area
, (b)
military operations
, and (c) an
analysis of that campaign
. The publications are
well-illustrated with multiple color maps of the battlefields
,
routes of advance by the troops
, and
defensive lines
. There are also
black-and-white photographs
.
Each booklet measures appx 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches closed, 11 x 8 1/2 inches opened, and is printed on a high-quality semi-glossy paperstock. All are
unused and in mint condition
. Over the coming weeks, I will be offering for sale booklets from this set. You can find all listings by entering the Ebay keywords
"US Army Campaigns of World War".
Offered for auction here is the booklet entitled the
"North Apennines"
. Following the Allied invasion of Italy,
German forces fought their way north in a strategic retreat
. Their
defensive positing focused on the
"Gothic Line"
,
a
rugged area of the Apennine Mountains
and German Field Marshal
Kesselring's last major defense position in Italy
. The
Allies were hindered not only by the terrain but also the rainy weather; further, Allied units had been withdrawn to other fronts
in Europe, and the US and British did not have adequate men to advance the battle was quickly and decisively as planned. A
final push in Spring 1945 brought the Allies to the Po Valley
, and shortly thereafter the war ended. This publication has some
great maps
showing the
approach to the Gothic Line
, the
attack on the Gothic Line
, the
thrust towards Imola
, and the
attack on the Livergnano Escarpment
.
This publication, which
contains 32 pages
, is in
excellent, virtual mint, condition.
There are no rips or tears, no writing or markings, no spills or smears, and the binding is secure with all pages firmly in place.
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