Gothic Line 1944-45: The Usaaf Starves Out the German Army

by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

This is the history of how the mighty Gothic Line was defeated by American air power, in one of the most pivotal but least-known air campaigns of World War II.

By late 1944, the Italian Campaign was secondary to the campaigns in France, and Allied forces were not strong enough to break the Germans' mighty Gothic Line. These fortifications were supplied by rail through the Alps, with trains arriving hourly and delivering 600,000 tons...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472853415
• ISBN13: 9781472853417
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.1" x 9.6"