Additional Resources
Websites About the Italian Campaign
Unit Resources
History of specific military units through dedicated websites:
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Mt Mestas (88th Infantry Division)
Museums & Historical Sites
Museums dedicated to preserving the history of the Italian Campaign:
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Linea Gotica ​
Campaign Documentation
Additional resources about the War in Italy:
Recommended Reading
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​​Battery Press. 19 Days: The Final Campaign Across Northwest Italy. Battery Press, 1987. [Reprint of original 1945 documents: 19 Days from the Apennines to the Alps: The Story of the Po Valley Campaign, and The Final Campaign Across Northwest Italy 14 April – 2 May 1945]​
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Brooks, Thomas R. The War North of Rome: June 1944 – May 1945. Da Capo Press, 1996.
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Calderoni, Valerio. Monte Battaglia 1944: From myth to history. Editrice La Mandragora, 2015.
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Calderoni, Valerio and Renzo Grandi. Blue Devils: North-Apennines battles in Autumn 1944 told from 88th Division Veterans. Editrice La Mandragora, 2009.
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Delaney, John P. The Blue Devils in Italy: A History of the 88th Division in World War II. Washington Infantry Journal Press, 1947.
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Fry, James C. Combat Soldier. The National Press, 1968.
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Graham, Dominik and Shelford Bidwell. Tug of War: The Battle for Italy: 1943-1945. St. Martins Press, 1986.
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Guidorzi, Simone and Carlo Modani. The War Along the Po River. 3rd ed., Editoriale Sometti, 2014.
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Hoyt, Edwin P. Backwater War: The Allied Campaign in Italy, 1943-45. STACKPOLE Books, 2007.​​​​​
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Huebner, Klaus. Long Walk Through War: A Combat Doctor’s Diary. Texas A&M University Press, 1987.
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Jones, Edmund Burke. The Last Farewell: A Journey of the Heart--An Army Combat Photographer's Unique Love Story. Xlibris, Corp, 2006.
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Kesselring, Albert. Kesselring: A Soldier’s Record. William Morrow & Company, 1954.
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McCall, Robert. Un Americano a Fusine Laghi: dal diario Agosto. 1945-46. ARACNE editrice, 2009.
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Olsen, Jack. Silence on Monte Sole. Ibooks, inc., 2002.
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Sloan, John Brown. Draftee Division: The 88th Infantry Division in World War II. Presidio Press, 1986.
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United States, Department of the Army. Pictorial Record, The War Against Germany and Italy: Mediterranean and Adjacent Areas. Office of the Chief of Military History, 1951.
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von Senger und Etterlin, Fridolin. Neither fear nor hope: the wartime career of general Frido von Senger und Etterlin, defender of Cassino. Presidio Press, 1963.
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Wallace, Robert. The Italian Campaign. Time Life Books, 1981.
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Wallace, John E. The Blue Devil "Battle Mountain" Division. The Battery Press, Inc., 1977.
Florence American Cemetery: Honoring American Sacrifice in Italy
The Florence American Cemetery spans 70 acres in Italy, where 4,392 U.S. military dead rest in symmetrical curved rows upon the hillside. Most died fighting after Rome's capture in June 1944. The memorial features a tall pylon with a sculptured figure and two open courts joined by the Tablets of the Missing, inscribed with 1,409 names, including men of the 88th Infantry Division.
Location & Hours​
Located on Via Cassia, 7.5 miles south of Florence. Open daily 9am-5pm. Admission is FREE with no advance booking required.
