The Rock Of Anzio From Sicily To Dachau, A History Of The U.S. 45th Infantry Division

by Whitlock, Flint

• ISBN13: 9780813343013
• ISBN10: 0813343011
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-30
• Publisher: Basic Books

Summary

A reissue of this best-selling, soldier's-eye view of the 45th Infantry Division and its heroic efforts during World War II, from the beaches of Italy to the liberation of Dachau.

Author Biography

Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Flint Whitlock is a former U.S. Army officer who served on active duty from 1965 to 1970, including a tour in Vietnam. He has been a military historian since 1986 and is the author of Soldiers on Skis, The Rock of Anzio, and The Fighting First. He is a regular contributor to World War II magazine and WW II History magazine. He is the president of the newly formed Colorado Military History Museum, Inc. He lives in Denver, Colorado.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction	1	(250)
1 Ancient Spirits, 1846-1943	5	(30)
2 Those Malign Gray Slopes, 10 July-8 September 1943	35	(33)
3 That Despondent Shore, 9-14 September 1943	68	(30)
4 Heavy and Accursed Rain, 19 September 1943-21 January 1944	98	(39)
5 Dangerous Waters, 22 January-2 February 1944	137	(24)
6 The Stream of Blood, 2-15 February 1944	161	(22)
7 The Rush of Jousts, 16 February 1944	183	(24)
8 Abandon Every Hope, 17-18 February 1944	207	(25)
9 The City of Flaming Red, 19-23 February 1944	232	(19)
10 Any Respite Seemed Unsuited, 24 February-22 May 1944	251	(24)
11 Leave This Savage Wilderness, 22 May-30 June 1944	275	(40)
12 Dreadful Minos Stands, 1 July 1944-28 April 1945	315	(36)
13 To the Eternal Dark, 29 April-7 May 1945	351	(43)
Epilogue: Things of Beauty	394	(21)
Notes	415	(30)
Bibliography	445	(6)
Index	451