Cassino '44 - James Holland

#ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/al-1969/Title: Cassino '44 Author: James Holland Narrator: Al Murray Format: mp3 Length: 19 hrs and 45 mins Release date: 09-26-24 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: There are no such thing as an easy victory in war but after triumph in Tunisia, the sweeping success of the Sicilian invasion, and with the Italian surrender, the Allies were confident that they would be in Rome before Christmas 1943. And yet it didn't happen. Hitler ordered his forces to dig in and fight for every yard, thus setting the stage for one of the grimmest and most attritional campaigns of the Second World War. By the start of 1944, the Allies found themselves coming up against the Gustav Line.