The word beachhead, when used in a military context, defines a shore-based landing zone wrested from an enemy and secured as a route of access to inland targets. The key word invaders have learned ...

Some weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit the Anzio Beachhead museum. Opened in January 1994, in the 50th Anniversary of the Allied landings, the Anzio Beachhead Museum is hosted at the ground ...

Twenty-two American soldiers received the Medal of Honor for service during the battle of Anzio in World War II. In late 1943, the Allies were attempting to liberate Italy from the Germans during ...

Stories categorised in 'Anzio Landings 1944'. These stories may contain references to other themes. On one occasion when we were practising wet landings prior to the proposed invasion of Leros, Samos ...

This contribution to WW2 People's War was received by the Action Desk at BBC Radio Norfolk. The story is as told to Audrey Ashby ( nee Phillips) by her uncle Harold Phillips and submitted to the ...

Seventy-five years ago, on Jan. 22, 1944, the Battle of Anzio (code-named "Operation Shingle") began with the amphibious landing of U.S. and British soldiers along a narrow strip of Italy's west coast ...

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In "Anzio," renowned military historian Lloyd Clark has written a gripping account of a major World War II military campaign that is as relevant today as ever. What Clark shows, with an overwhelming ...