slippy Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 As the title says really, with the upcoming release of R2V can anyone recommend any good reads on the Italian campaign please? i have read some general overviews but after something more in depth. Cheers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 There is Rick Atkinson's The Day of Battle. It is an overview, but also detailed in places. Carlo D'Este has written two very good books: Bitter Victory is about the Sicilian Campaign and Fatal Decision is about Anzio and the battle for Rome. Martin Blumenson has written extensively about Sicily and the battles on the Italian mainland. I've read one of those, Sicily, Whose Victory?. Another which I have not personally read but might be the kind of thing you are looking for is Salerno to Cassino. I haven't read much by British historians about Italy, so I won't try to make recommendations. Michael 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warts 'n' all Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Cassino - The Hollow Victory by John Ellis published in 1984. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domfluff Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 The Day of Battle has been my pick. That whole series is pretty great. It's almost exclusively US-centric, which is a little frustrating. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danfrodo Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 The Canadian series by Zuehlke. He has books on Sicily, Ortona, Liri Valley, Gothic Line. These are particularly good for CM because he has so much tactical level information from veterans themselves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benpark Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Primavera 1945 sul fronte italiano. Atlante dei 25 giorni dall'appennino al fiume Po Belogi. Italian and English. A great, CM level book with operational maps at a useful level of detail. And printed large enough (and in color) for eyes that may suddenly now need glasses. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slippy Posted November 20, 2019 Author Share Posted November 20, 2019 (edited) Thanks everyone. Any recommendations for the Gothic line and British/Commonwealth and German perspective other than the Zuehlke books already mentioned? What about main battles like Anzio etc Edited November 20, 2019 by slippy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Backer Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) Have a look at these alternatives for some variety. Not saying they are authoritative, but I don’t think they are crap either. Cassino - Fred Majdalany The Gothic Line - Douglas Orgill At War on the Gothic Line - Christian Jennings War In Italy - Richard Lamb Imperial War Museum Book of the War in Italy - Field Marshal Lord Carver The Long Road Home - Fred Cederburg Hell and High Water - Lance Goddard Edited November 21, 2019 by Bud Backer Typo in title 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grunt_GI Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Another one is Italy's Sorrow by James Holland 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attilaforfun Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 'And No Birds Sang' Farley Mowat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 16 hours ago, Bud Backer said: Cassino - Fred Majdalany I would second that...don't know why I forgot it in my original post. Cassino may be starting to show its age a little bit around the edges, but it's still an excellent read. Michael 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heirloom_Tomato Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 The Regiment by Farley Mowat 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slippy Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) Thanks everyone for taking the time to reply, i think i will have some serious reading ahead of me regards Edited November 21, 2019 by slippy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtsjc1 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 The US Army Green Books are always a good reference and you can read them online https://history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/collect/usaww2.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 On 11/20/2019 at 5:54 PM, benpark said: Primavera 1945 sul fronte italiano. Atlante dei 25 giorni dall'appennino al fiume Po Belogi. Italian and English. A great, CM level book with operational maps at a useful level of detail. And printed large enough (and in color) for eyes that may suddenly now need glasses. I got a copy of the book as a X-mas treat for myself. Last copy from Amazon UK and at half price too. Will arrive in a week or so. Looking forward to it a lot. Have been away from scenario making too long. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benpark Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 56 minutes ago, rocketman said: I got a copy of the book as a X-mas treat for myself. Last copy from Amazon UK and at half price too. Will arrive in a week or so. Looking forward to it a lot. Have been away from scenario making too long. Great- half price is even better! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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