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Centro Internazionale Documentazione "Linea Gotica"
His revision of the traditional military picture starts from the axiom that military Strategy is based on politics. He points out the prime importance of the merger of Christian and Churchill's purposes in Italy and the consequent baffling "important divergence" between UK and US Grand Strategies on the Russian aims about the Mediterranean control which means - according to Mr Churchill's words - the control of the Western World. The Gothic Line offensive, enlarged with her aims in Greece, had consequences valid until now.
Montemaggi has lectured about the Gothic Line at
important national and international meetings, in 1984 at Pesaro and
Sestino (where he won the 1st National Prize), in 1987 at Kassel and
Milazzo, in 1990 at Bologna, in 1994 at Lucca, in 1995 at Florence,
Medicina, San Marino Rep., Bologna. He has written many articles on the
battle of Rimini in the best Italian papers and magazines ("Corriere della
Sera", "Il Resto del Carlino", "Storia Illustrata", "Storia Militare")
and described in local books the war events of many towns along the
Gothic Line (Tavullia, Cattolica, Gemmano, Montecolombo, Riccione,
S.Lorenzo in Corregiano, Corpolò, Verucchio, Santarcangelo, Savignano,
Sarsina, Linaro, Cesena, Medicina, etc.).
In 1994 A.M. has been decorated with the Cross Pro Meritis by the Supremus
Magister Ordinis Teutonici (OTC) Since 2001 he is Honorary Presidente of Aries (Ass. Ricerche Iconografiche E Storiche) Since 2002 he is member of the National Committee for the Armerd Forces in the War of Liberation
Cronistoria di
Rimini e della Linea Gotica dal 1942-1944. Collection of 142 articles
printed on "Il Resto del Carlino" and "Il Corriere della Sera" from 1942
to 1997. The book, officially presented on Sept. 21, 2002, on the 58th anniversary of the liberation of Rimini, is the conclusion of the whole historiography work of the Author about the offensive of the Gothic Line, "the biggest battle ever fought in Italy". In 344 pages of great size 21x30 cm, with 190 photos and 26 maps, it gives a detailed account of the Italian Campaign from the offensive of the Gothic Line, enlarged to the Greece landing, until Spring 1945, showing its political and military interdependence with the Balkan events and the world policy through the reservation of the divergent and controversial decision of Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin, until never revealed with such a brutal sincerity. AT LAST THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE EPOCH-MAKING BATTLE THAT DECIDED THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD 2006 - LINEA GOTICA 1944: SCONTRO DI CIVILTA' (LINEA GOTICA 1944: CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS) "A grave and decisive hour for the whole Humanity... from whom depends the Christian civilization" (Pope Pius XII)" (Ed. Museo dell'Aviazione, via S. Aquilina 58, 47900 Rimini). With the essays by Strome Galloway, Bill McAndrew, Maurice Matloff, Gerhard Muhm, Douglas Orgill, George Orwell, John Strawson, Raleigh Trevelyan and A.M. "Linea Gotica 1944. Scontro di civiltà (Clash of civilizations)" has as a subtitle the warning that the Pope Pio XII pronounced on Sept. 1, 1944 as soon as he knew that the Allied 8th Army had breached the Gothic Line at the Metauro river, to point out to the whole humanity the importance of the hour. The Gothic Line offensive (battle of Rimini) had been launched by Premier Sir Winston Churchill with the Pope viaticum in order to defend the Christian civilization against the soviet Communism. The outcome of this undertaking is examined by the book according to the ideological-political views of the men who directed the world policy before, during and after the war, placing in the centre the US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose baffling character's aspects made him the most tragic personality of the time.
ABOUT AMEDEO MONTEMAGGI:
UNITED KINGDOM - Maj.Gen. John Strawson, later C.O. 4th Hussars and Chief of Staff Land Forces U.K. historian (The Italian Campaign ) Your knowledge of the battles of the Gothic Line is unequalled and you - thing most unusual - have looked at those fights from every point of view. The "Clash" is a most impressive publication and I believe it will always be of great strategic interest to examine and predict what have may been the outcome had Allied decisions allowed for greater strength to remain in Italy. Maj. Gen. Robert Ward, Honorary Colonel Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) Amedeo Montemaggi is the greatest military expert of the Gothic LIne. Brig. John Paley, combatant, 4th Hussars "Gemmano, the Cassino of the Adriatic".This is war." Maj. John Cotterill, (Combined Armed School Warminster) "Visiting the Gothic Line without Montemaggi is a wasted time." Maj. F.V.Sheppard, combatant Queen's Royal Regiment "Gemmano" is the best historic report on the battles of the Gothic Line. Raleigh Trevelyan, combatant and historian (Rome '44) You have given the most precious contribution to the history of Italy and of the war. Now the "Clash" with the assemblage of the articles and materials... is agreat achievement of enormous value to historians... The "cronistoria fotografica" is excellent and useful. I congratulate you wholheartedly. James Lucas, combatant and historian (World War Two through German Eyes) You are the recognized authority on the war in Italy. Douglas Orgill, combatant and historian (The Gothic Line - Ital. La Linea Gotica) For professor Amedeo Montemaggi, friendship, respect and admiration Brig.
CANADA - Lt. Gen. William A. Milroy, former Chief of Canadian Army, Montemaggi, the greatest scholar and esport of the historical problem "Linea Gotica" (Gothic Line). Gen. Henri Tellier, R.22.R., combatant, protagonist of the Battle of Rimini. You are, without doubt, the most knowledgeable, prolific and, it seems to me, objective and understanding historian on this subject and its impact on the war itself. David Pentley, Commander Canadian Land Force & Staff College, Kingston Montemaggi is the only historian who knows the offensive of the Gothic Line from three points of view, the Allied, the German and the Italian. Bill McAndrew, historian, Canadian Directorate of History, (Canadians and the Italian Campaign) You are a special source of knowledge and know the military operations of the Gothic L. better than any other historian. Ken MacLeod, (The Italian Campaign) Montemaggi, the world leading authority on the battle of the Gothic Line. Dominick Graham, historian (Tug of war - La battaglia di Italia 1943-45) Montemaggi, the Riminese guru of the Gothic Line. Mark Zuehlke, historian (The Gothic Line) Montemaggi, the world leading expert on the Gothic Line.
Gerhard Schreiber, historian (Revisionismus und Weltmachtstreben) Montemaggi fills up many blank spaces in the historiography of the Italian campaign.
GRECIA - Panteleimos Fostini, Metropolite of Chios, historian (Proschinima sto Rimini) Many thanks to the Riminese historian Montemaggi who let me know the '"Offensiva della Linea Gotica", "Rimini - S.Marino '44", "Savignano '44" and "La Linea Gotica" (1990).
ITALIA - Life Senator Paolo Emilio Taviani, historian, president F.I.V.L.(Feder. It. Volontari Libertà). Montemaggi is known as the greatest expert in our Country and one of the best ones in the world as regards to historiography of the war campaign in Italy. Giovanni Spadolini, Italian Premier and Defence Minister Your work has a remarkable importance.. I have informed the Chiefs of Staff. Gen. Sq. Aerea Francesco Cavalera, former Chief of the Italian Defence You put a landmark in the history of that passage of Armies. Gen. Sq. Aerea Duilio Fanali, C.O: Raggruppamento Caccia regia Aeronautica Italiana 1943-45 I have appreciated your work, fruit of commendable and thorough synthesis, objective and and authoritative, of events that have moulded our present with an unequivocal mark.. and an undeniable, incisive influence on our future. Gen. Luigi Caligaris, Member of European Parliament, international political and military expert (Paura di vincere) It looks as in Italy only Montemaggi has dealt with the Auftragstaktik. Gen. Salvatore Scotto Di Carlo, (Italian Aeronautica) It has the chrism of a work of high historical level conferred by the impressive documents, by the profound and well-balanced rationality, by the harmonious richness and variety of details, by the narrative validity. Franco Bandini, historian, (Storia Illustrata, Occhio polemico, 1981) The volume is much more than a simple description because it contains the demonstration - impeccable - of a theory to which historians have turned a deaf ear.that the offensive was fought only apparently against Kesselring but in reality against Stalin and above all against the Roosevelt-Marshall-Hopkins triad. Renzo De Felice, historian, (Mussolini, l'alleato) In the last ten days of September Kesselring would have asked Hitler to withdraw behind the Po (A.M. Linea Gotica). Raimondo Luraghi, historian, (Storia della guerra civile americana) Montemaggi, the greatest scholar and expert of the historical problem "Linea Gotica". Arrigo Petacco, historian (Storia del fascismo) Montemaggi, the most alert reconstructer of the battles of the Gothic LIne. Giorgio Pini, fascist historian and former Under-Secretary of the Interior in the Mussolini's Republic R.S.I. Exact and very well-documented chronicle of the Gothic Line offensive. Filippo Frassati, marxist historian (La Resistenza e gli Alleati) His much effective work gives a careful and detailed rec onstruction of the military operations in Autumn 1944. Mino Martelli, catholic historian (Una guerra, due Resistenze) Montemaggi graduates as the greatest world expert on this matter. |
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