Tank Attack at Monte Cassino: The Cavendish Road Operation 1944

In-depth account of the daring Allied tank attack launched along Cavendish Road during the third battle at Monte Cassino in 1944.

Early morning, 19 March 1944. Tanks manned by New Zealanders, Indians and Americans launch a daring attack along a narrow mountain track on German positions north of Monte Cassino. So began one of the most audacious Allied attempts to break through the Gustav Line and advance on Rome – and it almost succeeded. Yet the extraordinary story has seldom been told, and ...