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Italy Volume II : From Cassino to Trieste
Contents
page xiii
Contents
| Page | |||
| FOREWORD | v | ||
| PREFACE | xi | ||
| INTRODUCTION | |||
| 1 | THE BATTLE FOR ROME | ||
| I: | The Armies Regroup | 7 | |
| II: | The Apennine Position | 10 | |
| III: | The Destruction of the Gustav Line | 21 | |
| IV: | The Capture of Cassino | 31 | |
| V: | The Breaking of the Hitler Line | 36 | |
| VI: | The Fall of Rome | 40 | |
| 2 | THE ROAD TO AVEZZANO | ||
| I: | The Division Begins to Advance | 48 | |
| II: | The Pursuit to Sora | 58 | |
| III: | Balsorano | 71 | |
| IV: | Avezzano | 81 | |
| 3 | THE PURSUIT NORTH OF ROME | ||
| I: | After the Fall of Rome | 88 | |
| II: | The Division at Arce | 92 | |
| III: | Monte Lignano | 100 | |
| 4 | THE ADVANCE TO FLORENCE | ||
| I: | A Change in Plan | 113 | |
| II: | The Pesa Valley | 119 | |
| III: | The Pian dei Cerri Hills | 137 | |
| IV: | San Michele | 147 | |
| V: | La Romola | 155 | |
| VI: | Breaking the Paula Line | 167 | |
| VII: | Down to the Arno | 180 | |
| 5 | THE GOTHIC LINE | ||
| I: | A Strategic Blunder? | 191 | |
| II: | On the Banks of the Arno | 198 | |
| III: | Morale | 206 | |
| IV: | The Rimini Corridor | 211 | |
| V: | The Capture of Rimini | 223 | |
| 6 | INTO THE PLAIN | ||
| I: | The Romagna | 228 | |
| II: | From the Fiumicino to the Pisciatello | 247 | |
| III: | From the Pisciatello to the Savio | 269 | |
| IV: | The Division in Reserve | 279page xiv | |
| 7 | THE DRIVE TO THE SENIO | ||
| I: | From the Savio to the Lamone | 286 | |
| II: | The Capture of Faenza | 298 | |
| III: | The Halt at the Senio | 329 | |
| 8 | THE WINTER LINE | ||
| I: | The Offensive Abandoned | 347 | |
| II: | Offensive Defence | 357 | |
| III: | Eighth Army Regroups | 370 | |
| IV: | The Division Gets Ready | 376 | |
| 9 | THE SPRING OFFENSIVE | ||
| I: | The Plan | 391 | |
| II: | The Senio Stopbank | 403 | |
| III: | The Assault on the Senio Line | 412 | |
| IV: | Gate-crashing the Santerno Line | 424 | |
| 10 | THE WESTWARD THRUST | ||
| I: | The Sillaro River and Medicina | 444 | |
| II: | The Account Squared with the Parachutists | 464 | |
| III: | A Chance to Jump the Idice | 481 | |
| 11 | THE RACE TO TRIESTE | ||
| I: | From the Idice to the Reno River | 491 | |
| II: | Crossing the River Po | 500 | |
| III: | Crossing the Adige River | 509 | |
| IV: | Through the Venetian Line | 515 | |
| V: | Along Route 14 | 526 | |
| 12 | THE END OF THE WAR | ||
| I: | The Occupation of Trieste | 540 | |
| II: | Confrontation with the Yugoslavs | 551 | |
| III: | An Agreement is Reached | 560 | |
| IV: | The Division Retires | 569 | |
| V: | Disbandment of 2 NZEF | 578 | |
| VI: | Conclusion | 583 | |
| APPENDICES | |||
| I: | Casualties in 2 NZ Division in Italy | 587 | |
| II: | Casualties in 2 NZEF, 1939–46 | 588 | |
| III: | 2 NZ Division Order of Battle as at 11 May 1944 | 589 | |
| IV: | 2 NZ Division Order of Battle as at 9 April 1945 | 592 | |
| V: | 2 NZ Division Principal Appointments as at 1 April 1945 | 595 | |
| VI: | Allied Armies in Italy Order of Battle as at 11 May 1944 | 598 | |
| VII: | Fifteenth Army Group Order of Battle as at 9 April 1945 | 600 | |
| VIII: | German Army Group C Order of Battle as at 11 May 1944 | 602 | |
| IX: | German Army Group C Order of Battle as at 9 April 1945 | 603 | |
| Bibliography | 605 | ||
| Glossary | 611 | ||
| Index | 623 |