{"product_id":"the-savage-storm-the-battle-for-italy-1943-hardcover","title":"The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Holland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed WWII historian James Holland\u003cbr\u003eboth narrates and reframes the controversial first months of the Italian\u003cbr\u003eCampaign and sets a new standard in the chronicling of war\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing victory in Sicily, while\u003cbr\u003ethe central command planned the spring 1944 invasion of France, Allied troops\u003cbr\u003ecrossed into southern Italy in September 1943, expecting to drive Axis forces\u003cbr\u003enorth and liberate Rome by Christmas. Italy quickly surrendered but German\u003cbr\u003edivisions fiercely resisted, and the hoped-for quick victory descended into one\u003cbr\u003eof the most challenging and protracted battles of the entire war.James\u003cbr\u003eHolland's \u003ci\u003eThe Savage Storm\u003c\/i\u003e, chronicling the dramatic opening months\u003cbr\u003eof the Italian Campaign in unflinching and insightful detail, is unlike any\u003cbr\u003ecampaign history yet written. Holland has always narrated war at ground level, \u003cbr\u003ebut here goes further by chronicling events almost entirely through the\u003cbr\u003econtemporary eyes of those who were there on all sides and at all\u003cbr\u003elevels--Allied, Axis, civilians alike. Weaving together a wealth of letters, \u003cbr\u003ediaries, and other documents--from the likes of American General Mark Clark, \u003cbr\u003eGerman battalion commander Georg Zellner, New Zealand lance-corporal Roger\u003cbr\u003eSmith, legendary war reporter Ernie Pyle, and Italian politician Filippo\u003cbr\u003eCaracciolo--Holland traces the battles as they were experienced across plains, \u003cbr\u003eover mountains, through shattered villages and cities, in intense heat and, \u003cbr\u003etowards the end of December 1943, frigid cold and relentless rain.Such close-up\u003cbr\u003eviews persuade Holland to recast important aspects of the campaign, \u003cbr\u003ereappraising the reputation of Mark Clark himself and other senior commanders\u003cbr\u003eof the U.S. Fifth and British Eighth armies. Given the shortage of Allied\u003cbr\u003eshipping and materiel allocated to Italy because of the build-up for D-Day, \u003cbr\u003emore was expected of Allied troops in Italy than anywhere else, and, as accounts\u003cbr\u003eat the time attest, a huge price was paid by everyone for each bloodily\u003cbr\u003econtested mile. Putting readers vividly in the moment as events unfolded, with\u003cbr\u003echaracters made unforgettable by their own words, \u003ci\u003eThe Savage Storm\u003c\/i\u003e is\u003cbr\u003ea defining account of the pivotal months leading to Monte Cassino, and a\u003cbr\u003elandmark in the writing about war. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of WWII's finest historians, \u003cb\u003eJAMES HOLLAND\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eBrothers in Arms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSicily '43\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNormandy '44\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBig Week\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of Germany\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Allies Strike Back\u003c\/i\u003e in the War in the West trilogy, and \u003ci\u003eDam Busters\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written and presented the BAFTA shortlisted documentaries \u003ci\u003eBattle of Britain\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDam Busters \u003c\/i\u003efor the BBC, and his WWII podcast, \u003ci\u003eWe Have Ways of Making You Talk\u003c\/i\u003e, now has millions of listeners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.1 x 9.4 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752379351328,"sku":"9780802161604","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e9cef94a90dcbd7fbd0eee821366ba0b.webp?v=1779994297","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-savage-storm-the-battle-for-italy-1943-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}