Italy Volume I: The Sangro to Cassino

Contents

• • [covers]
  • Official History of New Zealand — in the Second World War — 1939–45 p. i
  • [frontispiece] p. ii
  • [title page] p. iii
  • Preface p. v
  • Contents p. ix
  • List of Illustrations p. xi
  • List of Maps and Diagrams p. xv
• • CHAPTER 1 — Italy and Her Invaders
    • I: The Strategic Prelude p. 1
    • II: The Land of Italy p. 19
  • CHAPTER 2 — Return to Battle p. 24
    • I: The Political Decision p. 24
    • II: Rebuilding the Division p. 31
    • III: Back in Europe p. 37
  • CHAPTER 3 — Approach to the Sangro
    • I: The State of the Campaign p. 41
    • II: The Division Moves Up p. 45
    • III: The First Contacts p. 48
  • CHAPTER 4 — The Crossing of the Sangro
    • I: Over The River and Up The Hill p. 62
    • II: Castelfrentano and Beyond p. 78
  • CHAPTER 5 — Orsogna: The First Battle
    • I: Probing for Resistance p. 96
    • II: Operation TORSO p. 105
  • CHAPTER 6 — Orsogna Unconquered
    • I: Operation FLORENCE p. 121
    • II: Operation ULYSSES p. 139
  • CHAPTER 7 — Ordeal by Stalemate
    • I: The Winter Line p. 148
    • II: The Lessons of Experience p. 166
  • CHAPTER 8 — Cassino: The Preliminaries
    • I: A New Task p. 176
    • II: On The Rapido p. 185
  • CHAPTER 9 — The Bombing of the Abbey
    • I: History and Policy p. 201
    • II: The Sequence of Events p. 205
    • III: Evidence and Argument p. 211
  • CHAPTER 10 — The February Attack p. 224
    • I: Plans and Dispositions p. 224
    • II: The Maoris' Action p. 232
  • CHAPTER 11 — An Unwelcome Interlude
    • I: The Origin of dickens p. 241
    • II: Waiting For The Weather p. 252
  • CHAPTER 12 — The March Attack: Break-in
    • I: 15 March p. 267
    • II: 16 March p. 280
  • CHAPTER 13 — The March Attack: Encounter
    • I: 17 March p. 291
    • II: 18 March p. 301
    • III: 19 March p. 306
  • CHAPTER 14 — The March Attack: Deadlock
    • I: 20 March p. 316
    • II: 21 March p. 321
    • III: 22 March p. 324
    • IV: 23–26 March p. 326
  • CHAPTER 15 — Cassino: A Retrospect p. 338
    • (i) p. 338
    • (ii) p. 339
    • (iii) p. 341
    • (iv) p. 343
    • (v) p. 346
    • (vi) p. 352
    • (vii) p. 353
• • Appendix I — Casualties in 2 New Zealand Division — 12 November 1943–10 April 1944 p. 355
  • Appendix II — A Report on Tunnels at Cassino p. 357
  • Appendix III — Some Lessons from Operation DICKENS p. 358
    • [section] p. 358
    • (a) Air Bombing:
    • (b) Ground Troops' Exploitation of Air Bombing:
    • (c) Armour: p. 359
    • (d) Artillery:
    • (e) Engineers: p. 360
    • (f) The Defensive Use of Smoke:
    • (g) Emergency Air Supply: p. 361
  • Appendix IV — German Commanders in Italy p. 362
  • Appendix V — Operation dickens: 2 New Zealand Division and 6 Brigade — Operation Orders p. 364
  • Bibliography p. 374
    • [section] p. 374
    • I: UNPUBLISHED
    • II: PUBLISHED p. 375
  • Index p. 379
  • [backmatter] p. 388

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