Cassino (Italy)
Rating
Title
Cassino (Italy)
Creator
Davis , Frank J . (photographer)
Contributors
Shaffer , Melvin C .
Original Date
1944-1945
Date (ISO)
1944/1945
Place Depicted
Italy -- Cassino
Description
The area in and around the village of Cassino was totally devastated by the moving battles of the Italian Campaign . Destroyed beyond recognition , the area was the site of many battles that must be described as 'ego ' fights on the part of various commanders , who wished to pit their troops agains the enemy in a show of bravado . Thousands of soldiers - American , Australian , Polish and African , as well as German - lost ther lives here for a battle that never needed to be fought . In the valley is the remains of the village of Cassino .
Caption
Scenes of war
Additional Comments
All scenes of Cassino - village - Radido river and the mt . Cassino Abbey - Destroyed by artillery and bombs
Related Resources
MARC record : http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=3056187
Keywords
World War 2 ; World War II ; WW2
Original Format
color slide
Type
Image
Digitization Date
1/13/2005 0:00
Digital Format
jp2; uploaded as .tif
Digitization Process
For slides: 24-bit color, 3200 dpi.
Call Number
Ag2002.1454
Item Number
fd_0894
Digital Collection
Frank J. Davis World War II Photographs
Library
DeGolyer Library
Publisher
Central University Libraries , Southern Methodist University
Rights
This item may be protected by copyright law. Please cite the DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University as the source of this file. For more information contact degolyer@smu.edu.
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