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Article: The Gothic Line: Canada's Month of Hell in World War II in Italy.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
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- The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History
- Article date:
- February 1, 2004
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By Mark Zuehlke
The war in Italy continues in this, the third (and final) volume of Victoria writer Mark Zuehlke's epic examination of the Canadian army's advance up Italy's boot. The focus of episode III is the Battle of the Gothic Line, the line being a network of fortifications in northern Italy fiercely defended by the German army. On August 25, 1944 it fell to I Canadian Corps to spearhead the 8th Army's offensive, intended to rip through the line, And rip they did. The battle lasted nearly a month, but when it was ...
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