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The Battle of Anzio

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For those who have read the author's "This Kind of War" will know the style of "Anzio" for its exacly the same. Mr Fehrenbach is a veteran of WWII who writes about the bravery and hardship of warriors.
It's a small book but unlike Lloyd Clark's book that gives you a lot of background information and doesn't start the landings at Anzio until nearly page 100, the author has the landing craft driving toward the shore on page one and except for breaking away to describe the slaughter of 36th ID at the Rapido River, the rest of book describes the action on the beachhead.
The author discusses Lucas's late offensive that drives into a disorganized but determined German defense and is stopped in its tracks. The authors talks about the terrible loss of our Ranger battalions at Cisterna and about the 3rd ID faltering at the German counteroffensive but recovering to restore the line. You'll also read about the hardships of the 45th ID and the British 1st ID as well and more. This story is a tribute to the combat soldier and a lot of individuals are mentioned for the bravery under fire that they showed. The book ends with the breakout of the beachhead.
This book is not as complete as Clark's or D'este's books and it doesn't have maps or photos but it will show you what it was like to be in the heat of battle that only a vetenan can show. It's a specialty book that will nicely complement your other Anzio books. Its highly recommended.