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The Rock of Anzio: From Sicily to Dachau - A History of the U.S.45th Infantry Division

The Rock of Anzio: From Sicily to Dachau - A History of the U.S.45th Infantry Division


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Anzio was one of the greatest battles of World War II - a desperate gamble to land a large amphibious force behind German lines in Italy in the hope that the war could be shortened by capturing Rome. It also turned out to be one of the bloodiest battles in US military history. Allied forces quickly found themselves trapped on the beach-head, forced to endure great hardships, and subjected to four months of constant German attacks. While the Germans decimated most of the Allied units at Anzio, they threw their strongest efforts into attempts to split the beach-head against one American division - the 45th Infantry Division. This account of the battle is based on extensive research into archives, photographs, letters, diaries, previously classified official records, and scores of interviews with surviving veterans of the 45th - a National Guard unit made up of citizen soldiers from the Southwest, including thousands of American Indians. These Indians were now members of some of the regiments which their ancestors had met in battle a century before. The 45th Division saved the beach-head at Anzio from annihilation, and in the war's final days they liberated Dachau. This resulted in a controversial incident in which Nazi camp guards were executed by outraged American soldiers - a story told here in detail.

Table of Contents:
Early history and training; the invasion of Sicily; saving the Salerno beach-head; ordeal in the Apennines; agony at Anzio; break-out from the beach-head; the liberation of Rome; the invasion of southern France; cracking the Maginot and Siegfried Lines; into the heart of Germany; the liberation of Dachau.

About the Author :
Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Flint Whitlock is a former U.S. Army officer who served on active duty from 1965 to 1970, including a tour in Vietnam. He has been a military historian since 1986 and is the author of Soldiers on Skis, The Rock of Anzio, and The Fighting First. He is a regular contributor to World War II magazine and WW II History magazine. He is the president of the newly formed Colorado Military History Museum, Inc. He lives in Denver, Colorado.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780813333991
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: From Sicily to Dachau - A History of the U.S.45th Infantry Division
  • ISBN-10: 0813333997
  • Height: 229 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 153 mm


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