Flawed Commanders and Strategy in the Battles for Italy, 1943–45

Casemate Publishers

Flawed Commanders and Strategy in the Battles for Italy, 194345Author(s): Andrew Sangster, Pier Paolo Battistelli\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Casemate Publishers, United States\nImprint: Casemate Publishers\nISBN-13: 9781636243122, 978-1636243122\nSynopsis\nWars never run according to plan, perhaps never more so than during the Italian campaign, [tel], where necessary coordination between the different armies added additional complexity to Allied plans. Errors in the strategies, tactics, the coalition tensions, and operations at campaign command level can be clearly seen in first-hand accounts of the period. This new account examines the Italian campaign, from Sicily to surrender in 1945, exploring the strategy, intentions, motives, plans, and deeds. It then offers a detailed insight into the five commanders who led the battles in Italy - the two British commanders: Montgomery and Alexander; two American: Patton and Clark; and the leading German commander, Field Marshal Kesselring..