Flawed Commanders and Strategy in the Battles for Italy, 1943-45

by Pier Paolo Battistelli and Andrew Sangster

The flawed leadership of the five senior military commanders in the Italian campaign led to lost lives and squandered opportunities.

Wars never run according to plan, perhaps never more so than during the Italian campaign, 1943-45, where necessary coordination between the different armies added additional complexity to Allied plans. Errors in the strategies, tactics, the coalition tensions, and operations at campaign command level can...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1636243126
• ISBN13: 9781636243122
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Casemate
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"