{"product_id":"the-savage-storm-the-battle-for-italy-1943-paperback","title":"The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Holland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed WWII historian James Holland both narrates and reframes the controversial first months of the Italian Campaign and sets a new standard in the chronicling of war\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing victory in Sicily, while the central command planned the spring 1944 invasion of France, Allied troops crossed into southern Italy in September 1943, expecting to drive Axis forces north and liberate Rome by Christmas. Italy quickly surrendered but German divisions fiercely resisted, and the hoped-for quick victory descended into one of the most challenging and protracted battles of the entire war.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Holland's \u003ci\u003eThe Savage Storm\u003c\/i\u003e, chronicling the dramatic opening months of the Italian Campaign in unflinching and insightful detail, is unlike any campaign history yet written. Holland has always narrated war at ground level, but here goes further by chronicling events almost entirely through the contemporary eyes of those who were there on all sides and at all levels--Allied, Axis, civilians alike. Weaving together a wealth of letters, diaries, and other documents--from the likes of American General Mark Clark, German battalion commander Georg Zellner, New Zealand lance-corporal Roger Smith, legendary war reporter Ernie Pyle, and Italian politician Filippo Caracciolo--Holland traces the battles as they were experienced across plains, over mountains, through shattered villages and cities, in intense heat and, towards the end of December 1943, frigid cold and relentless rain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuch close-up views persuade Holland to recast important aspects of the campaign, reappraising the reputation of Mark Clark himself and other senior commanders of the U.S. Fifth and British Eighth armies. Given the shortage of Allied shipping and materiel allocated to Italy because of the build-up for D-Day, more was expected of Allied troops in Italy than anywhere else, and, as accounts at the time attest, a huge price was paid by everyone for each bloodily contested mile. Putting readers vividly in the moment as events unfolded, with characters made unforgettable by their own words, \u003ci\u003eThe Savage Storm\u003c\/i\u003e is a defining account of the pivotal months leading to Monte Cassino, and a landmark in the writing about war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of WWII's finest historians, \u003cb\u003eJAMES HOLLAND\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eBrothers in Arms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSicily '43\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNormandy '44\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBig Week\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of Germany\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Allies Strike Back\u003c\/i\u003e in the War in the West trilogy, and \u003ci\u003eDam Busters\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written and presented the BAFTA shortlisted documentaries \u003ci\u003eBattle of Britain\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDam Busters \u003c\/i\u003efor the BBC, and his WWII podcast, \u003ci\u003eWe Have Ways of Making You Talk\u003c\/i\u003e, now has millions of listeners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 9.2 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52634702446899,"sku":"9780802163851","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/1J1Sf7DhRm9780802163851.webp?v=1762249986","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-savage-storm-the-battle-for-italy-1943-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}