Monte Cassino (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Matthew Paker
- First Published: 2004
- Type of Work: History
- Time of Work: 1943-1945
- Setting: Monte Cassino, Italy
- Principal Characters: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Sir Harold Alexander, Mark Clark, Sir Bernard Freyberg, Wladyslaw Anders, Alphonse Juin, Albert Kesselring, Fred L. Walker, Ernie Pyle, Don Gregorio Diamare
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Europe or Europeans, 1940’s, World War II, England or English people, War, Soldiers, Italy or Italians, Germany or German people, Great Britain, Generals, Military art or science
- Locales: Italy
By the time American victories in the Pacific region and in North Africa had downsized the debacle at Pearl Harbor, World War II was moving into its fourth year. The Allies in both theaters had reason to be confident. Hitting Japanese bastions, though costly in casualties, caused their fall much more quickly than had been expected. With attrition working against Japan and U.S. production ballooning on the homefront, Japan would last only as long as the Philippines. In the European theater, the Allies were poised to conquer a Third Reich that was being softened up by Soviet resistance on...
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