Classic Military Vehicle – September 2019

The Allies’ objective was Rome but the

road from Naples to the Eternal City was

dominated by the hill upon which stood

the abbey of Monte Cassino, which had

been fortified and integrated into the

Gustav Line.

For four months the Allied forces, almost

a quarter of a million strong, bombed

and assaulted the exposed slopes of the

hill and the battered ruins of the abbey

of Monte Cassino, only to be repeatedly

repelled with heavy losses.

The fighting was brutal and often hand-

to-hand, with the Germans refusing to

be driven from the dominating hilltop.

Monte Cassino was finally taken on May

18, the Allies losing more than 50,000

men. The road to Rome had been kicked

open. This 116-page special magazine

tells the story of one of the most brutal

battles of World War II.

Features include:

THE ROAD TO ROME

Joseph Stalin was demanding a ‘second

front’ to help the Soviet Union. Churchill

urged a strike at what he called ‘Hitler’s

soft underbelly’ – Italy.

RIVER OF BLOOD

To link up with the planned amphibious

landing behind the Winter Line, the US

36th Division would move up the Liri valley,

crossing the River Rapido.

THE ASSAULT UPON MONTE CASSINO

With the abbey in ruins and the town of

Cassino severely damaged, now was the

time to deliver the attack that would break

the Gustav Line.

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