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MacDonald, Charles B. and, Mathews, Sidney T : Three Battles: Arnaville, Altuzzo, and Schmidt. United States Army in World War II. [Special Studies]

Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army, Washington, 1974

Xxiv, 443 pages, well illustrated (1 folding) , 11 folding illustrations and maps in rear, text maps, green cloth, very good. 1974 reprint of 1952 edition. "'River Crossing at Arnaville' is the story of a battle that started badly and ended in victory; 'Objective: Schmidt,' of a battle that began with an unexpectedly easy success and turned into tragic defeat. 'Break-Through at Monte Altuzzo' is the account of how, after a succession of misguided efforts, a comparatively small number of men penetrated the formidable Gothic Line in Italy." From the preface: " One of the objects of this volume is to achieve a microscopic view of battle in those theaters by focusing on the battalions, companies, platoons, and squads that fought in the front lines. The AMERICAN FORCES IN ACTION* series has already presented fourteen volumes which are primarily small unit actions, but these are concerned almost exclusively with infantry in battle. Another object of this volume is to present actions in which the role of other arms and services can also be presented, providing a better picture of the interrelation of small parts on the battlefield in as great a variety of tactical situations as possible." ; 443 pages, Very Good with no dust jacket

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