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units were unable to make good their casualties and the "line" infantry units became skeletons, and contrasts this against the relatively well-manned and well-equipped Allied forces. Put simply, the German Army was a wasting asset during 1943, and during the year lost the advantages it had previously enjoyed due to good training and doctrine to the rapidly improving Allied armies.
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forces following Italy's surrender to the Allies is also covered only briefly, and the equally brutal campaigns against partisans are not mentioned at all. In addition, the book's maps are somewhat amateur in nature, and don't clearly illustrate the campaigns as a result.
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