Anzio The Gamble that Failed Author:Martin Blumenson True War — Anzio..Epic battle on a beachhead of Hell — The ships of the Allie assault convoy put out to sea from Naples early on January 21st 1944. Their destination: the little beach of Anzio, a strategic steppingstone for an impressive entry into Rome. The Germans, fighting desperately for what turned out to be a hopeless objective, left a trail... more » of blood and agony across the shattered landscape. "For the Allies," writes the author, "Anzio became an epic stand on a lonely beachhead. The outcome... one of the greatest disappointments of the war."« less