Three battles: Arnaville, Altuzzo, and Schmidt
By: by Charles B. MacDonald and Sidney T. Mathews.
Contributors: Mathews, Sidney T.
Series: United States Army in World War II.
Publisher: Office of the Chief of Military History, Dept. of the Army
Published: 1952
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 443
Subjects: Arnaville, Battle of, France, 1944.; Monte Altuzzo, Battle of, Italy, 1944.; Schmidt, Battle of, Schmidt, Germany, 1944.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe.
Description: River Crossing at Arnaville is the story of a battle that started badly and ended in victory; Objective: Schmidt, of a battle that began with an unexpectedly easy success and turned into tragic defeat. Break-Through at Monte Altuzzo is the account of how, after a succession of misguided efforts, a comparatively small number of men penetrated the formidable Gothic Line in Italy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Part of illustrative matter inserted at end.