US Army Campaigns of World War II - Anzio, Italy

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Offered for auction here is the booklet entitled the "Anzio". The site of a major Allied landing in 1944, Anzio, located near Rome, was a complete surprise to the Germans, who had relocated some of their forces to other fronts. The invasion was intended to give the Allies a presence behind the Gustaf Line, a major German defensive position. When German reinforcements came into the battle, there was fierce fighting by both sides with high casualty rates, the Allied intent on holding the beachhead and their positions, and the Germans, attempting to dislodge them. After a lull in the fighting of several months, the Allies ultimately broke through the German front and pushed further north in Italy.
US Army Campaigns of World War II - Anzio, Italy
US Army Campaigns of World War II - Anzio, Italy
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Description
The
US Army Center of Military History
, in the 1990s, published a
series of 42 booklets
detailing
"The US Army Campaigns of World War II".
These booklets
provided details on the planning and fighting in the various theaters of war
. Each booklet addressed such topics as the (a)
the strategic setting of the area
, (b)
military operations
, and (c) an
analysis of that campaign
. The publications are
well-illustrated with multiple color maps of the battlefields
,
routes of advance by the troops
, and
defensive lines
. There are also
black-and-white photographs
.
Each booklet measures appx 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches closed, 11 x 8 1/2 inches opened, and is printed on a high-quality semi-glossy paperstock. All are
unused and in mint condition
. Over the coming weeks, I will be offering for sale booklets from this set. You can find all listings by entering the Ebay keywords
"US Army Campaigns of World War".
Offered for auction here is the booklet entitled the
"Anzio"
. The
site of a major Allied landing in 1944
, Anzio, located near Rome, was a
complete surprise to the Germans,
who had relocated some of their forces to other fronts. The
invasion was intended to give the Allies a presence behind the Gustaf Line,
a major German defensive position. When German reinforcements came into the battle, there was
fierce fighting by both sides with high casualty rates
, the Allied intent on holding the beachhead and their positions, and the Germans, attempting to dislodge them. After a lull in the fighting of several months, the
Allies ultimately broke through the German front and pushed further north in Italy
. This publication has some
great map
s, showing the
Allied landing sites
around Anzio; the
expansion of the Allied beachhead
;
attempts by the Germans to penetrate the beachhead and defensive positions
; and the
Allied breakthrough
.
This publication, which
contains 28 pages
, is in
excellent, virtual mint, condition.
There are no rips or tears, no writing or markings, no spills or smears, and the binding is secure with all pages firmly in place.
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