THE WAR OF THE ITALIANS: THE CIVILIANS

Photo: Civilians near the town of Acquafondata (FR) Historical iconography by Associazione Linea Gustav. Source: National Archives Washington D.C. THE WAR OF THE ITALIANS: THE CIVILIANS 19 July 1943. The enthusiastic reactions to Italy’s entry into the war are immediately dampened, and the population of the Cassinate is in for Read more…

THE AMERICANS

Photo: American barons during the battle of the Gari river, they carry the wounded to the rear. January 1944. Historical iconography by Associazione Linea Gustav. Source: National Archives Washington D.C. THE AMERICANS: THE DISASTROUS DEFEAT ON THE GARI RIVER AND THE BOMBING OF THE ABBEY OF MONTE CASSINO On January Read more…

THE GERMANS AND THE GUSTAV LINE

THE GERMANS AND THE GUSTAV LINE With the beginning of the Italian campaign in July 1943 and after the amphibious landings in Salerno and Bari in the September of the same year, the Allied Powers start their slow and tortuous advance through the peninsula. Generals are optimistic about capturing Rome Read more…