Assault on the Gothic Line 1944: The Allied Attempted Breakthrough Into Northern Italy

by Pier Paolo Battistelli

Enjoy a detailed examination of Operation Olive as US, British, Commonwealth and Allied forces seek to smash through the last German defensive line in Italy.

The Italian Theatre post-summer 1944 was not, as was often surmised at the time, populated with D-Day-dodging soldiers killing time in a quiet sector. The true nature of the hard fighting that took place is exemplified perfectly by the Allied assault on the Gothic Line...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472850149
• ISBN13: 9781472850140
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.5" x 9.4"