Anzio was one of the greatest battles of World War II-a desperate gamble to land a large amphibious force behind German lines in Italy in the hope that the war could be shortened by capturing Rome.
He lives in Denver, Colorado..
He is the president of the newly formed Colorado Military History Museum, Inc.
He is a regular contributor to World War II magazine and WW II History magazine.
He has been a military historian since 1986 and is the author of Soldiers on Skis, The Rock of Anzio, and The Fighting First.
Army officer who served on active duty From 1965 to 1970, including a tour in Vietnam.
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About the Author: Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Flint Whitlock is a former U.
Based on extensive research into archives, photos, letters, diaries, previously classified official records, and scores of personal interviews with surviving veterans of the 45th, The Rock of Anzio is written with an immediacy that puts the reader right onto the battlefield and shows us war through the eyes of ordinary men called upon to perform extraordinary deeds. military history.
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It also turned out to be one of the bloodiest battles in U.
Anzio was one of the greatest battles of World War II-a desperate gamble to land a large amphibious force behind German lines in Italy in the hope that the war could be shortened by capturing Rome
