Using previously unpublished archival material, including memoirs from American, British, and German veterans, describes the five-month standoff between the Allies and the Germans in Anzio, Italy which resulted in a defensive victory. 25,000 first printin From award-winning military historian Flint Whitlock, the first comprehensive account of the fighting at Anzio and the Alamo-like stand of American and British troops that turned defeat into a defensive victory