Italy Volume I: The Sangro to Cassino
Contents
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- [covers]
- Official History of New Zealand — in the Second World War — 1939–45 p. i
- [frontispiece] p. ii
- [title page] p. iii
- Preface p. v
- Contents p. ix
- List of Illustrations p. xi
- List of Maps and Diagrams p. xv
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- CHAPTER 1 — Italy and Her Invaders
- I: The Strategic Prelude p. 1
- II: The Land of Italy p. 19
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CHAPTER 2 — Return to Battle p. 24
- I: The Political Decision p. 24
- II: Rebuilding the Division p. 31
- III: Back in Europe p. 37
- CHAPTER 3 — Approach to the Sangro
- I: The State of the Campaign p. 41
- II: The Division Moves Up p. 45
- III: The First Contacts p. 48
- CHAPTER 4 — The Crossing of the Sangro
- CHAPTER 5 — Orsogna: The First Battle
- I: Probing for Resistance p. 96
- II: Operation TORSO p. 105
- CHAPTER 6 — Orsogna Unconquered
- I: Operation FLORENCE p. 121
- II: Operation ULYSSES p. 139
- CHAPTER 7 — Ordeal by Stalemate
- I: The Winter Line p. 148
- II: The Lessons of Experience p. 166
- CHAPTER 8 — Cassino: The Preliminaries
- I: A New Task p. 176
- II: On The Rapido p. 185
- CHAPTER 9 — The Bombing of the Abbey
- I: History and Policy p. 201
- II: The Sequence of Events p. 205
- III: Evidence and Argument p. 211
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CHAPTER 10 — The February Attack p. 224
- I: Plans and Dispositions p. 224
- II: The Maoris' Action p. 232
- CHAPTER 11 — An Unwelcome Interlude
- I: The Origin of dickens p. 241
- II: Waiting For The Weather p. 252
- CHAPTER 12 — The March Attack: Break-in
- I: 15 March p. 267
- II: 16 March p. 280
- CHAPTER 13 — The March Attack: Encounter
- I: 17 March p. 291
- II: 18 March p. 301
- III: 19 March p. 306
- CHAPTER 14 — The March Attack: Deadlock
- I: 20 March p. 316
- II: 21 March p. 321
- III: 22 March p. 324
- IV: 23–26 March p. 326
- CHAPTER 15 — Cassino: A Retrospect p. 338
- CHAPTER 1 — Italy and Her Invaders
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- Appendix I — Casualties in 2 New Zealand Division — 12 November 1943–10 April 1944 p. 355
- Appendix II — A Report on Tunnels at Cassino p. 357
- Appendix III — Some Lessons from Operation DICKENS p. 358
- Appendix IV — German Commanders in Italy p. 362
- Appendix V — Operation dickens: 2 New Zealand Division and 6 Brigade — Operation Orders p. 364
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Bibliography p. 374
- [section] p. 374
- I: UNPUBLISHED
- II: PUBLISHED p. 375
- Index p. 379
- [backmatter] p. 388