Monte Cassino - A German View

As a German battalion commander Rudolf Bohmler fought in the front line during the fierce battles fought at Monte Cassino. After the war he wrote this remarkable history, one of the first full-length accounts of this famous and controversial episode in the struggle for Italy.

About the author

Rudolf Bohmler (1914-1968) was a highly decorated German paratroop officer during the Second World War. He took part in the campaigns in Poland, France, Crete, the Soviet Union and Italy. After the war he compiled this graphic and authoritative account of the Monte Cassino battles in which he served as a battalion commander.

Summary

Classic account of the Battle of Monte Cassino by a German historian. Graphic descriptions of the fighting from the German viewpoint.

Product details

• Authors: Rudolf Bohmler
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781526781611
• ISBN: 978-1-5267-8161-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 231 mm x 37 mm
• Weight: 552 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Zweiter Weltkrieg - Periode (1939 bis 1945), BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, Biografien: historisch, politisch, militärisch, HISTORY / Military / World War II, History - Military / War