The Gothic Line: Canada’s Month of Hell in World War II Italy, Zuehlke, Mark. Published by Douglas & McIntyre, 2006. 8vo up to 9½” tall., 551pp. with black and white photographs, maps, bibliography, index. Photographic card covers. In fine, unread condition. Other titles available in this series; please inquire.
Stretching like an armour-toothed belt across Italy’s upper thigh, the Gothic Line was the most fortified and fiercely defended position the German army had yet thrown in the path of the advancing Allied forces. On August 25, 1944, it fell to I Canadian Corps to spearhead the famed Eighth Army’s major offensive, intended to rip through the Gothic Line. On September 22 the Canadians finally won, opening the way for the next phase of the Allied advance. The price was high—the greatest toll in casualties suffered during the long years of the Italian campaign.
