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Contents Foreword vii The Author viii Preface ix Chapter Page PART ONEThe Spring Offensive I. Spring in Italy--1944 3 Allied Strategy 4 German Strategy 6 Allied Command and Organization 8 The Germans 11 II. Preparing for a New Offensive 16 III. DIADEM's First Day--11 May 42 IV. Collapse of the Gustave Line 63 V. Breakthrough on the Southern Front 81 PART TWOBreakout From the Beachhead VI. The Anzio Beachhead 103 VII. The First Day 120 VIII. Breakout From the Beachhead 142 PART THREEDrive to Rome IX. Stalemate Along the Caesar Line 163 X. Breaking the Stalemate 184 XI. The Fall of Rome 203 PART FOURRome to the Arno XII. Interlude in Rome 227 XIII. Pursuit North of Rome 236 XIV. The Pursuit Ends 255 XV. End of the Campaign in Central Italy 271 XVI. Along the Arno 285 PART FIVEThe Gothic Line Offensive XVII. Planning for the Offensive 297 XVIII. The Gothic Line Offensive Begins 312 XIX. Battle for the Pass 323 XX. A Diversionary Operations 338 PART SIXIn the Northern Apennines XXI. From Ridge to Ridge 357 XXII. Toward a Winter Stalemate 376 XXIII. Stalemate in the Mountains and on the Plain 393 XXIV. Through the Winter 414 PART SEVENThe Last Offensive XXV. Strategies and Plans 437 XXVI. Breakthrough on the Eighth Army Front 459 XXVII. Breakthrough on the Fifth Army's Front 470 PART EIGHTPursuit to the Alps XXVIII. Race for the Po 489 XXIX. To the Alps 499 XXX. The Capitulation 513 XXXI. An Assessment 535 Appendix A. Table of Equivalent Ranks 547 Note on Sources 548 Glossary CODE NAMES Basic Military Map Symbols Index Maps Illustrations