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List of Maps and Diagrams

	Facing page
The Mediterranean Theatre	1
Italy	19
Organisation of 2 New Zealand Division	27
The Italian front on 14 November 1943	39
The Sangro front, November 1943	47
The Crossing of the Sangro, 27–28 November 1943	59
2 New Zealand Division's Operations, 2 December 1943	77
Fifth Army front, 6 February 1944	175
Operation avenger, 15–18 February 1944	193
Operation dickens, 15 March 1944	259
Operation dickens, position on night 17–18 March 1944	293
In text	Page
The Narrow Waist of the Italian Peninsula	21
19 Regiment's attack on Perano, 18 November 1943	50
New Zealand patrols on the Sangro, November 1943	55
Advance to Castelfrentano, 28 November – 2 December 1943	76
Withdrawal of German units, 1 and 2 December 1943	81
Roads and Landmarks in New Zealand Division's area	84
25 Battalion's attack on Orsogna, 3 December 1943	90
2 Parachute Brigade's area, December 1943	104
Eighth Army front, 7 December 1943	107
Operation torso: 5 and 6 Brigades' attack on 7 December 1943	108
Operation Florence: 5 Brigade's attack on 15 December 1943	123
Operation Florence: Attacks and counter-attacks on 16 December 1943	129
5 Brigade patrols, 17 December 1943	135
Operation ulysses: 5 Brigade's attack on 24 December 1943	141
5 Brigade positions on the Rapido, 8 February 1944	184 page xvi
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Maori Battalion attack on Cassino railway station, 17–18 February 1944	230
German defences, Cassino, February 1944	238
New Zealand dispositions north of Route 6, 24 February 1944	248
Cassino Town	264
Operation revenge, 19 March 1944	308
Cassino, night 23–24 March 1944	328
New Zealand Division's positions, 28 March 1944	335

The occupations given in the biographical footnotes are those on enlistment. The ranks are those held on discharge or at the date of death.