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Anzio: The Gamble that Failed
Author(s): Martin Blumenson (Author)
- Publisher: Cooper Square Press
- Publication Date: June 5, 2001
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 224 pages
- ISBN-10: 0815411294
- ISBN-13: 9780815411291
Book Description
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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Anzio contains remarkable insights into the actions, mental tortures and philosophy of the ranking commanders. — John Toland ― The New York Times Book Review
…a superb, omniscient narrative… . Blumenson’s well-written, insightful, and fast-paced
Anzio: The Gamble That Failed is an anatomy of a military disaster. Readers will be rewarded with a deeper understanding of this saga of an ill-conceived operation and notorious lost opportunities, tempered with the perseverance and intrepidity of Allied soldiers. ― Military HeritageAbout the Author
Martin Blumenson is a distinguished military historian and the author of Kasserine Pass, along with the two-volume The Patton Papers.
