"The Battle for Monte Cassino"- Then and Now.

Drew.

Big mistake. The Italian Campaign is gripping. I have been running studies to Cassino and Anzio for years and each time I go, there is some new twist.

Regards

FdeP

 

Minden 79-
Next time try the Gothic Line battles - that was a real hoot
Cheers

 

Drew.

Big mistake. The Italian Campaign is gripping. I have been running studies to Cassino and Anzio for years and each time I go, there is some new twist.

Regards

FdeP

I find the same in France and Flanders Frank - Only the other year me and Ramacal visited the actual site in Nieppe Forest where some British Soldiers were executed just because I stumbled across a forgotten file from the National Archives.

You can follow the whole remarkable story as it unfolded to a conclusion here, even identifying the man I believe to be responsible for committing the war crime:

http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/1940/22814-british-soldiers-murdered-%EAt-de-nieppe-nieppe-forest-1940-a.html


A definate case of each to their own Frank

 

Andy
I'll take the book off your hands if you don't want it.

Oldman-I guess it was worth the wait then! Are there any Recce photos in it or many references to them?

Lesley

 

Andy
I'll take the book off your hands if you don't want it.

Oldman-I guess it was worth the wait then! Are there any Recce photos in it or many references to them?

Lesley

Nope :p Its sitting comfortably, being kept warm between ATB's D-Day and ATB's Ruckmarsch

 

I've been through it quickly twice since I got it, and detailed read some sections. For me, visiting Italy several times a year, it's an excellent piece of work and now ranks with my favourite ATB which was their Arnhem volumes. I think Perry and his co-author have produced a very fine volume indeed, worth it just for the photos but don't forget the text, which is first rate.

 

Even though I'm not interested in the 1944 era of the war Ruckmarsch is my favourite of all the books published so far.

 

We reached a milestone of 2000 sales of The Battles for Monte Cassino: Then and Now so a big thank you to all of you who have bought it. There's still plenty more available so spread the word, especially to your US and Canadian friends. ;^)

Cheers

Perry Rowe

 

Perry -when and what is ATB's next big publication?

I've heard it's about North Africa and by Jean-Paul Pallud

 

Yep, but it's been held up by certain spring events!

 

Many thanks...Any plans for a release date?

 

I read the book from my local library and was very impressed. Ive got a copy coming on my birthday.
cheers
dave

 

A bargain. It is the best researched book on Cassino that I have read - and I have read a few.

FdeP

 

You have all convinced me. I will dive in in the new year. my Dad didnt enjoy his short visit to Italy Sunny Italy much either (November 43 to June 44th). He got one with his name on it on 29th May during the rump up the 'Sunny' Liri Valley on the Heels of Kesserlings hord.
I have read a great deal of the papers and books on the period but can always read/learn more. I'd like to see what very one else was doing at the breakthrough; besides, the Canadians that is.
Thanks for the reviews Everyone.
Matt

 

GPOs son

Well there were the 78 th Div - 6th Armoured - 4th British - 8 Indian - Poles all helping the Canadian 1st Div supported by 25th Tank bde joined

by 5th Canadian Armoured with 21st Tank bde at Ceprano and the Melfa - then we handed over to the 6th South African Div at Agnani - so a fair bit of

reading to do - sorry about that as for your Father - he might have been with 5th Cdn. AD…

Cheers

 

Thanks Tom; As always. We have been around the block a few times on the contributions of the 5th CAD, a subject we are unlikely to agree.
.... Dad was 24 yrs, 6months old at the time he was hit, (when his advance party got tied up in a traffic jam at a cross roads) He was with the 17th Field Regiment RCA, 5th CAD just East of Ceprano. He was hit just before the 1st Div and your Gang came back into the line.
I am trying to see what was going on on the 1st Can Corp's right flank as it seems they were constantly under fire from the high ground on the right.
Matt

 

Matt

That is the constant problem with valleys - there is always high ground somewhere- as I recall both 78th and 6AD were on the right flank - I got mine at 20y.o.

Cheers

 

Matt.

On 1 (Cdn) Corps's immediate right flank as they advanced up the Liri valley were XIII (BR) Corps on Route 6 and then, on the high ground to their right was II (PO) Corps.

Regards

FdeP