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Contents Foreword vii The Author viii Preface ix Chapter Page PART ONEBackground I. The Origins 3 II. The Choice 16 III. The Preparations 27 IV. The Start 43 V. The Opposition: The Germans in Italy 58 PART TWOSalerno VI. The Landings 73 VII. The Beachhead 96 VIII. The Crisis 118 IX. The End of the Battle 133 X. Beyond Salerno 154 PART THREEThe Winter Campaign XI. The Strategy 175 XII. The Volturno Crossing 188 XIII. Into the Winter Line 207 XIV. The Shape of Things to Come 235 XV. In the Winter Line 257 XVI. San Pietro 270 PART FOURAnzio and Cassino XVII. The Decision for Anzio 293 XVIII. The Preliminaries for Anzio 305 XIX. The Rapido River Crossings 322 XX. The Anzio Landing 352 XXI. The Attacks on Cassino 366 XXII. The Opening Battles at Anzio 385 XXIII. The Bombardment of the Abbey of Monte Cassino 397 XXIV. The Test at Anzio 419 XXV. The Bombing of Cassino 433 XXVI. Results and Prospects 449 Appendix A. Table of Equivalent Ranks 457 B. Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross 458 Bibliographical Note 461 Glossary CODE NAMES Basic Military Map Symbols Index 475 Illustrations Maps
