
The Canadian Battlefields in Italy: the Gothic Line and the Battle of the Rivers
Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 30. August 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
140 pages
978-1-926804-07-1 (ISBN)
Description
The third of the LCMSDS battlefield guides to concentrate on the Canadian forces in Italy, The Canadian Battlefields in Italy: The Gothic Line and the Battle of the Rivers continues the journey through the Gothic Line, Canada's greatest battle of the Italian Campaign, and on to Ravenna, where Canadian soldiers fought doggedly against the enemy and the elements in a remote corner of the war. The guidebook offers a broad introduction to the campaigns, concise summaries of each stage of the fighting, and itineraries that allow Canadian visitors to explore the battles from the most important perspective - the physical setting itself. Three-dimensional maps familiarize readers with the landscape and features that affected the course of the battles, while contemporary photos and war art recapture the scene as contemporaries saw it.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Waterloo, ON
Canada
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-926804-07-1 (9781926804071)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Eric McGeer holds a PhD from the Universite de Montreal and teaches at St. Clement's School in Toronto. He is the author of Words of Valediction and Remembrance: Canadian Epitaphs of the Second World War and several books on warfare and law in ancient Byzantium.
Matt Symes has worked and taught extensively on the history of war and memory and is co-author of five battlefield guidebooks, including Canadian Battlefields 1915-1918: A Visitor's Guide. Symes was co-editor (with Geoffrey Hayes and Mike Bechthold) of Canada and the Second World War: Essays in Honour of Terry Copp.
Matt Symes has worked and taught extensively on the history of war and memory and is co-author of five battlefield guidebooks, including Canadian Battlefields 1915-1918: A Visitor's Guide. Symes was co-editor (with Geoffrey Hayes and Mike Bechthold) of Canada and the Second World War: Essays in Honour of Terry Copp.
Content
The Canadian Battlefields in Italy: The Gothic Line and the Battle of the Rivers by Eric McGeer with Matt Symes
The Gothic Line
Introduction
The Gothic Line
Background
History
To the Threshold of the Gothic Line
Breaking the Gothic Line
Breaking Green II
The Rimini Line
The Tour
Tour 1-To the Threshold of the Gothic Line
Tour 2-Breaking the Gothic Line
Tour 3-Breaking Green II
Tour 4-The Rimini Line
The Battle of the Rivers
Introduction
The Battle of the Rivers
History
The Advance to the Lamone (Operation ""Chuckle"")
From the Lamone to the Canale Naviglio
To the Senio
The Tour
Tour 1-The Advance to the Lamone (Operation ""Chuckle"")
Tour 2-From the Lamone to the Canale Naviglio
Tour 3-To the Senio
Additional Information
Travel Information
Suggestions for further reading
Canadian Order of Battle
Epilogue
The Gothic Line
Introduction
The Gothic Line
Background
History
To the Threshold of the Gothic Line
Breaking the Gothic Line
Breaking Green II
The Rimini Line
The Tour
Tour 1-To the Threshold of the Gothic Line
Tour 2-Breaking the Gothic Line
Tour 3-Breaking Green II
Tour 4-The Rimini Line
The Battle of the Rivers
Introduction
The Battle of the Rivers
History
The Advance to the Lamone (Operation ""Chuckle"")
From the Lamone to the Canale Naviglio
To the Senio
The Tour
Tour 1-The Advance to the Lamone (Operation ""Chuckle"")
Tour 2-From the Lamone to the Canale Naviglio
Tour 3-To the Senio
Additional Information
Travel Information
Suggestions for further reading
Canadian Order of Battle
Epilogue