Description: A highly illustrated look at the Allied push to stop the Germans across central Italy, culminating in a battle in the middle of Florence.
Brief description: Pier Paolo Battistelli earned his PhD in military history at the University of Padua. A scholar of German and Italian politics and strategy throughout World War II, he works both in Italy and abroad writing titles and essays on military history subjects. He is a contributor to the Italian Army Historical Office and has written numerous books for Osprey.