TTH Got it - Tug of war - wading through too many of my own question marks to get really fed up with any book - I think that it was Chap. 26 -Reflections stating the differences in strategy of the Brit Vs US that made me aim at the shedder as in my view- the US didn't have a strategy for the Italian campaign and insinuated that the BRITS were bound to the 1922 strategic model which - as Officers they should have known that we were operating under Alanbrooke's concept of how to disperse and weaken the Germans before a head long attack over the Channel..... it was Marshall's aim to cross the channel in 1942 - fortunately wiser heads prevailed s the germans were weakened by the desert battles - Sicily - Stalingrad - the Italy before tackling the Normandy invasion - which was still - as many have written as being still able to put up one helluva fight for the last 11 months Cheers
Hi Three books that I would recomend are 1) Salerno Gulf of Hell by Des Hickey and Gus Smith 2) Countdown to Cassino by Alex Bowlby 3) The Italian Campaign by John Strawson In that order rotherfield How good is Salerno Gulf of Hell by Hickey & Smith? My late grandfather give me his copy a few years back. When i asked him if it was any good, he reckoned whoever had written it either wasn't there or was miles away from where he was. Because of this i've never had any real enthusiam to start it, opting instead for things like 'Cassino - the hollow victory' and Crete and Stalingrad by Antony Beevor. Just wondered if its worth dusting it off and giving it another go?
Links to U.S. Histories on the Italian Theatre of Operations: Sicily: Sicily and the Surrender of Italy Salerno to Cassino: Salerno to Cassino Cassino to the Alps: Cassino to the Alps There also appeared a range of smaller books on the Italian Campaign: Sicily: Sicily Anzio: Anzio Naples Foggia: Naples Foggia Rome - Arno: Rome-Arno North Appenines: North Apennines Po Valley: Po Valley Southern France: Southern France
