Anzio: The Gamble that Failed

Author/Contributor(s):	Blumenson, Martin
Publisher:	Cooper Square Press
Date:	6/5/2001
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Anzio, a small town a mere hour's drive from Rome, became a battleground on which both Allies and Germans paid a bloody price. Planned by Churchill as a swift amphibious flanking maneuver, the 1943 battle of Anzio has been viewed by some as one of the most ill-conceived tactical operations of the Allied war effort, and by others as one of the war's singular lost opportunities. Blumenson examines the actions of the men involved, including Churchill, Eisenhower, Clark, and Montgomery, and takes into account records from Allied and German sources.