Armoured Warfare In The Italian Campaign
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Armoured Warfare In The Italian Campaign
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Author : Anthony Tucker-Jones
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Armoured Warfare In The Italian Campaign written by Anthony Tucker-Jones and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Tanks (Military science) categories.
The Second World War campaigns in North Africa, on the Eastern Front and in northwest Europe were dominated by armored warfare, but the battles in Italy were not. The mountainous topography of the Italian peninsula ensured that it was foremost an infantry war, so it could be said that tanks played a supporting role. Yet, as Anthony Tucker-Jones demonstrates, in the battles fought from the Allied landings in Sicily in 1943 to the German surrender after the crossing of the Po in 1945, tanks, self-propelled guns and armored cars were essential elements in the operations of both sides. His selecti.
Armoured Warfare In The Italian Campaign 1943 1945
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Author : Anthony Tucker-Jones
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2013-09-19
Armoured Warfare In The Italian Campaign 1943 1945 written by Anthony Tucker-Jones and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-19 with History categories.
This WWII pictorial history illustrates the wide array of armored vehicles deployed by Allied and Axis powers in Italy. The Second World War campaigns in North Africa, on the Eastern Front and in northwest Europe were dominated by armored warfare, but the battles in Italy were not. The Italian peninsula’s mountainous terrain was best suited to an infantry war. Yet from the Allied landings in Sicily in 1943 to the German surrender after the crossing of the Po in 1945, tanks, self-propelled guns and armored cars were essential elements in the operations of both sides. Anthony Tucker-Jones’s selection of rare wartime photographs shows armor in battle at Salerno, Anzio and Monte Cassino, during the struggle for the Gustav Line, the advance on Rome and the liberation of northern Italy. These dramatic images reveal the full array of Axis and Allied armored vehicles that was deployed, including German Panzers, Panthers, and Tigers and Allied Stuarts, Chafees, Shermans and Churchills. They also vividly illustrate the Italian landscapes over which the campaign was fought and the grueling conditions endured by the men who fought in it.
Armoured Warfare In The North African Campaign
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Author : Anthony Tucker-Jones
language : en
Publisher: Images of War
Release Date : 2011
Armoured Warfare In The North African Campaign written by Anthony Tucker-Jones and has been published by Images of War this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
The North African campaign, the struggle of the Italians and Germans against the Allies in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia between 1940 and 1943, was a war of movement and maneuver, of dramatic changes of fortune, and it was a war in which mechanized forces - tanks in particular - excelled. Compared with the heavily populated landscapes of northwest Europe, the empty open spaces of North Africa appeared to be ideal operating terrain for tanks, yet the harsh desert conditions tested men and machinery to the limit, as Anthony Tucker-Jones demonstrates in this remarkable selection of wartime photographs. The use of armor during the entire course of the campaign is covered, from the initial Italian offensive, the arrival of Rommel's Panzergruppe Afrika, the battles fought along the North African shore which culminated in El Alamein, then the Allied advance into Tunisia which led to the final defeat of the German and Italian armies. The images give a fascinating inside view of combat, but they also reveal the daily routines of tank warfare 65 years ago, and give a vivid impression of what it was like to fight in and live with the tanks of the day - the German Mk IIIs and Mk IVs and the Tiger, the British Matildas and Valentines and the American Grants and Shermans that contributed so much to the Allied victory. Training, maintenance, transportation and supply are shown, as are the daily lives of the tank crews and extreme conditions in which they worked and fought.
Monte Cassino
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Author : Jeffrey Plowman
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2018-11-30
Monte Cassino written by Jeffrey Plowman and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-30 with History categories.
“This book is highly recommended to anyone with an interest in the Italian campaign of the Second World War, and the use of armor in that war.”—British Military History The battles fought between the Allied armies and the German Wehrmacht at Monte Cassino in 1944 were key episodes in the protracted Italian campaign, and the eventual Allied victory was a decisive step in the wider war to liberate Europe from German occupation. Much has been written about Cassino, but few books have chosen to tell the story through photographs—to give a visual insight into the fighting and the forces involved, the conditions in which they fought, and the landscape around the Monte Cassino abbey which became a battlefield. That is why Jeffrey Plowman’s photographic history is of such value. Using almost 200 wartime images, many of which have not been published before, he gives a graphic impression of the realities of the fighting as it was experienced by the troops on the ground. He focuses on the tanks—the array of armored vehicles deployed by both sides which played a critical role. This aspect of Cassino has rarely been covered in such detail and in such a vivid way. The book will be of special interest to modelers and historians of armored warfare, but it will also appeal to readers who have a more general interest in the Italian campaign. “The amount of information provided for each photograph is exceptional . . . I commend the author for building such a comprehensive portfolio of fascinating images.”—Walking the Battlefields
Tug Of War
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Author : Dominick Graham
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2004-05-30
Tug Of War written by Dominick Graham and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-05-30 with History categories.
When the Allies invaded mainland Italy in 1943 they intended only a clearing-up operation to knock Italy out of the war, but Hitler ordered the German armies to defend every foot of the country. The 'Tug of War' was the mysterious force which caused a war to race out of control, and attract vast numbers of men, tanks, guns and aircraft. The book analyses the main battles of Salerno, Cassino, Anzio and the march on Rome.
Armoured Warfare In Northwest Europe 1944 1945
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Author : Anthony Tucker-Jones
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2013-07-19
Armoured Warfare In Northwest Europe 1944 1945 written by Anthony Tucker-Jones and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-19 with History categories.
This latest volume in Anthony Tucker-Joness series of photographic histories of armored warfare records in graphic detail the role played by tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled artillery during the decisive campaign in northwest Europe in 1944-5. In a sequence of over 200 archive photographs he shows how American, British, Canadian, and Polish armored divisions spearheaded the assault on the Third Reich, and how the Wehrmacht mounted a desperate armored defense. Tanks were required to operate in the dust of Normandy, the mud and waters of the Scheldt and Rhine rivers and the snows of the Ardennes and the forests of Germany. A succession of crucial armored engagements was fought during the D-Day landings, Operation Goodwood and the struggle for the Bourgubus ridge, the Falaise pocket, the Seine crossing, Arnhem, the German attack in the Ardennes, the Rhine crossing, in the Reichswald and during the rearguard actions and the last-ditch tank battles fought by the panzers in the Ruhr before the German surrender. Anthony Tucker-Joness photographic survey of the ultimate tank battles of the Second World War illustrates the range of armored fighting vehicles that were developed during the conflict, and it features the specialized vehicles deployed in Europe for the first time such as the Buffalo, DUKW, Weasel and Terrapin.
Iron Arm
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Author : John Joseph Timothy Sweet
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2006-12
Iron Arm written by John Joseph Timothy Sweet and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-12 with History categories.
- A detailed study of Italy's long-ignored tank force - Explores the intersection of technology, war, and society in Mussolini's Italy - Second only to Germany in number of tank divisions, first to create an armored corps Though overshadowed by Germany's more famous Afrika Korps, Italian tanks formed a large part of the Axis armored force that the Allies confronted--and ultimately defeated--in North Africa in the early years of World War II. Those tanks were the product of two decades of debate and development as the Italian military struggled to produce a modern, mechanized army in the aftermath of World War I. For a time, Italy stood near the front of the world's tank forces--but once war came, Mussolini's iron arm failed as an effective military force. This is the story of its rise and fall.
Iron Hulls Iron Hearts
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Author : Ian W Walker
language : en
Publisher: Crowood
Release Date : 2012-10-01
Iron Hulls Iron Hearts written by Ian W Walker and has been published by Crowood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-01 with History categories.
The campaign in North Africa during World War Two was one of the most important of the conflict. The allies fought for control of North Africa against the German Afrika Korps led by Rommel. But the part played by Mussolini's Italian troops, and in particular the armoured divisions, in support of the Germans is not so well known. This painstakingly researched book looks in detail at the role of Mussolini's three armoured divisions - Ariete, Littorio and Centauro - and the invaluable part they played in Rommel's offensive between 1941 and 1943. Indeed, the author is able to show that on many occasions the presence and performance of the Italian armoured divisions was crucial to the success of the axis campaign.
The Campaign In Italy
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Author : Eric Linklater
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1959
The Campaign In Italy written by Eric Linklater and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
Victory In Italy
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Author : Richard Doherty
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2015-01-30
Victory In Italy written by Richard Doherty and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-30 with History categories.
While the main focus in early 1945 was on the advance to The Fatherland, 15 Army Group's 5th (US) and 8th (British) Armies were achieving remarkable results in Northern Italy.Superb generalship (Truscott 5th Army and McCreery 8th Army under General