The Rock Of Anzio From Sicily To Dachau, A

A reissue of this best-selling, soldier's-eye view of the 45th Infantry Division and its heroic efforts during World War II, from the beaches of Italy to the liberation of Dachau.

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.

List of Illustrations

ix

Acknowledgments

xiii

Introduction

1

(250)

1 Ancient Spirits, 1846-1943

5

(30)

2 Those Malign Gray Slopes, 10 July-8 September 1943

35

(33)

3 That Despondent Shore, 9-14 September 1943

68

(30)

4 Heavy and Accursed Rain, 19 September 1943-21 January 1944

98

(39)

5 Dangerous Waters, 22 January-2 February 1944

137

(24)

6 The Stream of Blood, 2-15 February 1944

161

(22)

7 The Rush of Jousts, 16 February 1944

183

(24)

8 Abandon Every Hope, 17-18 February 1944

207

(25)

9 The City of Flaming Red, 19-23 February 1944

232

(19)

10 Any Respite Seemed Unsuited, 24 February-22 May 1944

251

(24)

11 Leave This Savage Wilderness, 22 May-30 June 1944

275

(40)

12 Dreadful Minos Stands, 1 July 1944-28 April 1945

315

(36)

13 To the Eternal Dark, 29 April-7 May 1945

351

(43)

Epilogue: Things of Beauty

394

(21)

Notes

415

(30)

Bibliography

445

(6)

Index

451

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