Author:
D'Este, Carlo.
Imprint:New York : Harperperennial, 2008.
Description566 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
Note:Prologue -- Part I: The Road to Rome -- Alamein to Messina: The Origins of the ''Soft Underbelly'' -- The Path to Stalemate -- The American Eagle and the Gentleman-General -- The Decision to Launch Shingle -- ''Smiling Albert'' -- Mr. Churchill Takes Charge -- Final Preparations -- Part II: The Anzio Beachhead -- The Invasion -- Missed Opportunities -- Calamity at Cisterna and Campoleone -- The Battle for the Thumb -- Part III: ''Lancing the Abscess'' -- The German Onslaught -- ''Deafening, Mad, Screaming Senseless Hatred'' -- A House Divided -- The Changing of the Guard -- Part IV: Stalemate -- The Ordeal of the Caves -- Impasse -- ''Will I Be All Right, Sir?'' -- Plans and Controversies -- Part V: Breakout -- The Great Allied Offensive -- The Battle for Valmontone Gap -- All Roads Lead to Rome -- Epilogue -- Postscript -- Appendixes -- Notes -- Sources and Selected Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
