Official US Army Report Gustav Line Italy 1943-1944 – 82nd Airborne – Liberation of Italy – Maps – detailed combat reports – 1945

Offered for auction is a very interesting, 1945 published US Combat report of the operations around the Winter line / Gustav Line in late 1943 and early 1944. It includes many maps, see attached photo's. Many reprints are available of this book, but the original (like this one) is very difficult to find! This is one of the most extensive reports (>110 pages) published about the actions within this area of Italy, and would be an excellent addition to your US WW2 / historic collection. THE WINTER LINE operations, lasting from 15 November 1943 to 15 January 1944, continued the Allied campaign to drive the Germans out of southern Italy. The underlying plan was to keep pressure on the enemy and, if possible, to break through toward RomeFifth Army at the Winter Line (15 November 1943-15 January 1944) is one of a series of fourteen studies of World War II operations originally published by the War Department's Historical Division and now returned to print as part of the Army's commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of that momentous clash of arms. These volumes, prepared by professional historians shortly after the events described, provide a concise summary of some of the major... lees verder bij Catawiki