The Winter Campaign in Italy 1943 – Orsogna, San Pietro and Ortona, Pier Paolo Battistelli.
Looks at the battles that saw the Allies advance to the Gustav Line, where they would end up stuck for several months, covering battles on both ends of the coast, and involving the US and British led wings of the Allied army. Includes battles on the mountain heights in the west, and the impressive German defence of the cosstal town of Ortona in the east, where the German commander turned the town into a trap, ensuring that even after it fell the Allies were too exhausted to continue their offensive
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