ANZIO INTRODUCTION WORLD WAR II LARGEST VIOLENT ARMED CONFLICT THE HISTORY OF HALF CENTURY SEPARATES CONFLICT TOLL COLLECTIVE INTEREST MILITARY SCHOLARS GENERATION AMERICANS MATURITY UNAWARE IMPLICATIONS OF WAR UNITED US AS PEOPLE COMMON PURPOSE RELEVANT TEACH THE PROFESSION MILITARY PREPAREDNESS GLOBAL COMBINED OPERATIONS THE COALITION WAR AGAINST THE NEXT ARMY 50TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD WAR PUBLICATION MATERIALS HELP EDUCATE ABOUT THAT THE WORKS OPPORTUNITIES LEARN RENEW PRIDE THE MIGHTY ON LAND DIVERSE THEATERS OPERATION ESSAY CAMPAIGN ACCOMPANYING SUGGESTIONS FEATS BROCHURE ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY CLAYTON HOPE ACCOUNT PERIOD YOUR APPRECIATION AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENTS GORDON SULLIVAN UNITED STATES ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF MAY 1944 THE EARLY MORNING HOURS JANUARY 1944 TROOPS FIFTH ARMY STRETCH ITALIAN BEACH RESORT TOWNS NETTUNO LANDINGS FLAWLESSLY GERMAN RESISTANCE LIGHT BRITISH AND AMERICAN UNITS MOVING MILES INLAND BY NIGHTFALL EASE THE LANDING THE SWIFT ADVANCE PARATROOPER 504TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY 82D AIRBORNE DIVISION SUNNY HARD BELIEVE GOING ON THE MIDDLE THE LOCATION THE ALLIED THIRTY SOUTH ROME NORTHWEST MAIN LINE OF RESISTANCE RUNNING MINTURNO TYRRHENIAN SEA ORTONA SURPRISED LOCAL GERMAN AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT THUS THE GERMANS REACT ALLIED TROOPS POSITIONS BREAK BEACHHEAD ADOLF HITLER FOUR MONTHS SAVAGE FIGHTING STRATEGIC SETTING ALLIED SALERNO SEPTEMBER 1943 UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER OF ITALY GERMAN FORCES QUICKLY DISARMED ALLIES BEGUN FIGHTING WITHDRAWAL TO THE NORTH DEFENDING FORTIFIED STRETCHING COAST SETTLING GUSTAV LINE FORMIDABLE SOPHISTICATED BELT THE HIGH GROUND FIGHT FOR EVERY APENNINE MOUNTAINS SCORES TERRAIN THE DEFENSE ELSEWHERE ARMORED WARFARE FIELD MARSHAL ALBERT KESSELRING WHOM COMMANDER NOVEMBER 1943 PROMISED HOLD THE LINE LIRI VALLEY LOGICAL DIRECT ROUTE THE MAJOR OBJECTIVE VALIDITY STRATEGY OCTOBER 1943 THE ALLIES LAUNCHED ENEMY THE IDEA AMPHIBIOUS OPERATION OBVIOUS GOING TO ENTIRE PENINSULA RATHER WITHDRAW NORTHERN INVASION PROVING ROUGH STIFFENING GENERAL DWIGHT EISENHOWER COMBINED CHIEFS OF STAFF BITTER REACH LOOKING FOR EACH RIDGE AND VALLEY NUMBERS SCARCE BRITISH CONDUCTED TERMOLI LANDING BEHIND ADRIATIC HOPES RAISED ASSAULT OUTFLANK FACILITATE BREAKTHROUGH IN THE SOUTH CUT LINES SIR HAROLD THE 15TH ARMY GROUP FIFTH EIGHTH ARMIES MARK CLARK BERNARD DOWN ORDERS THE COMBINED CHIEFS OF STAFF PLAN DIVISION OPERATION SHINGLE DECEMBER 1943 PROJECTED LACK CHRONIC SHIPPING ONGOING INVASION OF FRANCE SOON INITIAL DATE 18 DECEMBER CHANGES MEDITERRANEAN THEATER COMMAND STRUCTURE LEAD RESUSCITATION GENERAL EISENHOWER COMMAND ALLIED FORCES HENRY WILSON PREVIOUSLY DRIVEN ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF GEORGE LEADING SPOKESMAN LEFT PREPARE OPERATION OVERLORD MARSHALL ABILITY INFLUENCE EVENTS PLANNING RESPONSIBILITY ALAN BROOKE BRITISH CHIEFS OF STAFF RESURRECTED PRIME MINISTER WINSTON ADVOCATE SOFT PERIPHERAL APPROACH NAZI CHURCHILL QUICK LIBERATION OF ROME THE KEY SUCCESS THE RAPID CAPTURE OF ROME THE AMERICANS DELAY ENGLAND THE END SCHEDULED THE BEST SITE STRIKING DISTANCE RANGE AIRCRAFT WAS TO FIFTEEN WIDE SEVEN WOODED FARM COUNTRY COASTAL PLAIN NORTH THE TOWN TERRACINA TIBER RIVER REGION PROJECT MUSSOLINI SHOWCASE FASCIST AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENTS PUMPING STATIONS FARMHOUSES IRRIGATION DITCHES TWENTY THE APPROACH ALBAN HILLS WHOSE SOUTHWEST SIDE HIGHWAY MAJOR THE SOUTHEAST VELLETRI VALMONTONE EAST LEPINI MOUNTAINS SOUTHEASTERN EDGE THE PONTINE MARSHES BOUNDED THE NORTH MOLETTA THE CENTER OPEN FIELDS THE VILLAGES APRILIA CISTERNA PROVINCIAL CAPITAL OPERATIONS WERE TO 15TH ARMY GROUP WEEK CONSISTING OF II CORPS FRENCH EXPEDITIONARY CORPS LAUNCH MASSIVE OFFENSIVE CROSS GARIGLIANO RAPIDO STRIKE THE GERMAN TENTH ARMY HEINRICH AREA BREACH THE ENEMY PUSH UP LINK UP THE DRIVE COMMONWEALTH THE EIGHTH BREAK THROUGH FRONT OR AT PREVENT TRANSFER DESIGNATED VI CORPS THE INVASION GAVE LUCAS STRENGTH THE SOUTH ANTICIPATION SWIFT MOVE TOWARD POINTS THE REMAINDER PLUS NEITHER INTERPRETED CHARGING THE IMMEDIATE CAPTURE ATTITUDE SKEPTICISM OVERALL PARTICULAR ENTHUSIASTIC EARLY STAGES INCREASINGLY PESSIMISTIC LEARNING DIVISIONS AVAILABLE THE ASSAULT HAVE TO FIERCE WHETHER FORCE SURVIVE COUNTERATTACKS ANTICIPATED ALONE NOTION CIRCUMSTANCES WANTED TO DO LEAVING THE DECISION HOW FAR FAST PLANS FINALIZED EVOLVED SUBSIDIARY ATTACK ENEMY LINES GATHERING IN NAPLES POSSIBLE CONTINGENT INFANTRY DIVISION BRITISH 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION 46TH ROYAL TANK REGIMENT TANK BATTALION REGIMENT 509TH BRITISH COMMANDO BATTALIONS 45TH INFANTRY DIVISION COMBAT COMMAND 1ST ARMORED DIVISION ONCE XII TACTICAL AIR COMMAND DESERT COASTAL AIR TACTICAL BOMBER ASSAULTS SUPPORT ANZIO LANDINGS GAIN AIR SUPERIORITY CLOSE AIR SUPPORT DESTROY AIRFIELDS HINDER 64TH FIGHTER WING THE BATTLE THE ACTUAL BELIEVED ASSIST NAVAL FLOTILLA COMPRISING TASK FORCE REAR FRANK CRAFT ADMIRAL THE 74 AMERICAN FORCES THOMAS ROYAL SHIPS NAVAL BOMBARDMENT SHORT INTENSE BARRAGE NAVAL SHELL COASTAL TOWN OF CIVITAVECCHIA FORTY ASSAULTING CASSINO CORPS EXPLOIT PREVIOUS GARIGLIANO RIVER BREAKING T