Desperate Valour: Triumph at Anzio

by Flint Whitlock

Book Overview

A riveting and comprehensive account of the Battle of Anzio and the Alamo-like stand of American and British troops that turned certain defeat into victory

The four-month-long 1944 battle on Italy's coast, south of Rome, was one of World War II's longest and bloodiest battles. Surrounded by Nazi Germany's most fanatical troops, American and British amphibious forces endured relentless mortar and artillery barrages, aerial bombardments,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306825724
• ISBN13: 9780306825729
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"