Anzio
by Wynford Vaughan-Thomas
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The explosive story of World War II's bloodiest beachhead-where everything failed but courage. 'THIS IS A BASTARD OF A PLACE...' said a soldier on the Anzio beachhead. This was the bitter truth. What started as an easy victory turned abruptly into a massacre. Over 18,000 Allied soldiers were wounded and 4,400 killed in the early months of 1944. First published in 1961, this book, by a man who was there to the very end, tells the whole, shocking story.Tags
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Common Knowledge
- Important places
- Anzio, Lazio, Italy; Italy
- Important events
- World War II (1939 | 1945); World War II, Italian Campaign (1943-07-10 | 1945-05-02); Anzio Landing
- Dedication*
- To the ordinary soldiers - British and American - who, by their valour, held the beachhead.
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Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, History, Biography & Memoir
- DDC/MDS
- 940.5421 — History & geography History of Europe History of Europe 1918- Military history of World War II Campaigns and battles by theatre European theatre
- LCC
- D763 .I82 .A63 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania History (General) World War II (1939-1945)
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- 42
- Popularity
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- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
- 12
