A review by mightync
Monte Cassino: The Hardest Fought Battle of World War II by Matthew Parker

4.0

What an eye-opener. I've read a lot of WWII books and none have come close to portraying how awful it was to be in the trenches as this book has done. I just kept shaking my head in amazement at what these men went through at the insistence of those high in command. And they knocked down the monastery to boot. It's a shame that more people aren't aware of these battles in the Italian campaign. If all you know about Monte Cassino is that the monastery was bombed, then read this book. Highly recommended.