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Links & Reading

Photo. View of the restored Monastery.

Anyone wanting more information on the Battles for Cassino and Anzio is recommended to read:

Parker, Matthew. Monte Cassino, The story of the hardest-fought battle of World War Two, ISBN 0-7553-1328-3. Well written. The author recreates the battle using first-hand accounts of veterans. A good read.

Ford, Ken. Cassino 1944. Breaking the Gustav Line, ISBN 1-84176-623-2. A beautifully illustrated account of the four battles in the Osprey Series.

Forty, George. Battle for Monte Cassino, ISBN 0-7110-3024-3. Succinct, easy to read and some excellent photographs. Highly recommended.

Smith, E D. The Battles for Cassino, ISBN 0-7153-9421-5 and Even the Brave Falter, ISBN 0-7091-6819-5. Brigadier E D Smith took part in the battles as a 20 year old subaltern in the 7th Gurkha Rifles. With photographs and first-hand accounts of the campaign, he provides a detailed and moving professional analysis of the battle. Well written for the military. Poignant.

Clark, Lloyd. Anzio, the Friction of War, ISBN 978-0-7553-1421-8. A gripping read full of remarkable experiences. A well written history.

Ellis, John. Cassino, the Hollow Victory, ISBN 1-85410-916-2. For the serious bookworm. This masterpiece is the Cassino ‘bible’.

Piekalkiewicz, Janusz. Cassino. Anatomy of the Battle, ISBN 085613-021-4. A uniquely rounded study of this titanic struggle. 150 photographs and maps complete this excellent record.

Majdalanay, Fred. Cassino, Portrait of a Battle, ISBN 0-304-35232-2. He fought as an infantry officer at Cassino. A classic.

Zaloga, Steven J. Anzio 1944. The beleaguered beachhead, ISBN 1-84176-913-4. A superbly illustrated account in the Osprey series of the five months from landings to breakout.

D’Este, Carlo. Fatal Decision: Anzio and the battle for Rome, IBSN 0-00-637926-5. D'Este chronicles with ruthless clairity the mistakes, mishaps and misunderstandings that culminated in a monumental error of judgement.

Jackson, WGF. The Battle for Italy. General William Jackson's brilliant description of the challenges in Italy. Particularly strong on the Cassino/Anzio link. Would appeal to those with military experience.

Bond, Harold L. Return to Cassino. A personal reflection from a young officer with 36 (Texas) Infantry Division. A vivid picture of the very essence of war.

Shepperd, GA. The Italian Campaign 1943-45, IBSN 213-76404-0. A comprehensive assessment of the battle for Italy. The chapters on Cassino and Anzio are excellent.

Atkinson, Rick. The Day of Battle, IBSN-1: 978-0-8050-6289-2. A brilliant appreciation of the Italian Campaign from the landings in Sicily to the fall of Rome.

Dharm, Pal. The Campaign in Italy 1943-45. The official history of the Indian Armed Forces' significant contribution to the battle for Italy. Superb maps.

Holland, James. Italy's Sorrow. IBSN 978-0-00-717644-1. A very well researched assessment the Italian Campaign from the Fourth Battle of Cassino in May 1944 to the end of of the war in May 1945.

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