US Army Campaigns of World War II - Rome & Arno, Italy

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Offered for auction here is the booklet entitled "Rome-Arno". Rome had been declared an "open" city by the Germans, who put up little resistance to the Allied troops. Most of the fighting was on the outskirts. The major effort had been to the south, where Allied forces battled to break through substantial fortifications of the Gustaf Line and the Hitler Line, along with an attempt to capture the German fortress at Monte Cassino. A day after the capture of Rome, Allied forces landed on the Normandy beaches in Northern France. The Allies continued a slow push up through Italy, which continued until the end of the War.
US Army Campaigns of World War II - Rome & Arno, Italy
US Army Campaigns of World War II - Rome & Arno, 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 have
little if any use
and are in
excellent 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
"Rome-Arno"
.
Rome had been declared an "open" city by the Germans
, who put up
little resistance to the Allied troops
. Most of the fighting was on the outskirts. The
major effort had been to the south, where Allied forces battled to break through substantial fortifications of the Gustaf Line and the Hitler Line, along with an attempt to capture the German fortress at Monte Cassino
. A day after the capture of Rome, Allied forces landed on the Normandy beaches in Northern France. The
Allies continued a slow push up through Italy, which continued until the end of the War
. This publication has some
great maps including the Allied strategy in Italy in January 1944; Operation Diadem, the Allied offense through the Hitler Line and towards Rome; the breakthrough of German forces protecting the southern suburbs of Rome; and the battles north of Rome towards the Arno River, against German defenses of the Transimeno Line and the Arno Line.
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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