Ian Blackwell: 3 books
Fifth Army in Italy 1943–1945
A Coalition at War
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2014
The US Fifth Army first saw action during the Salerno Landings in September 1943. While commanded by US Lieutenant General Mark Clark, from the outset one of its two Corps was the X (British) Corps; the other V1 (US) Corps.
The French Expeditionary Corps, the Brazilian Expeditionary Force,...
Battle for Sicily
Stepping Stone to Victory
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2008
On the night of 9-10 July 1943, an Allied armada launched the invasion of Sicily, a larger operation than the Normandy landings the following year. Over the next thirty-eight days, half a million Allied servicemen fought the Germans and Italians for control of this rocky island, which was to become...
Anzio
Italy 1944
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2007
In an attempt to outflank the German Gustav Line running across Italy, Operation SHINGLE was launched on January 22nd 1944. Achieving complete surprise, the Allies made a successful landing at Anzio, but paused rather than pushing quickly inland, a delay which gave the Germans time to seal off the...