A review by space_cadet_dude
Anzio: Italy and the Battle for Rome — 1944 by Lloyd Clark
4.0
3.5 stars.
I have a healthy respect for the author for putting in a clearly immense amount of effort into writing a book on a topic that gets largely overlooked in WWII. He taught me much and gave well-deserved recognition to many men who quite possibly have been forgotten.
I think it is fair to compare this book to “Band of Brothers” by Stephen Ambrose. A good director could take this book and make it into a great mini-series, perhaps not quite though due to the broad study of an entire Army Group as opposed to a single Rifle Company.
It was a rather difficult read. It required much focus. Without an education in military science or military history it would be quite unenjoyable for the average reader. The amount of first hand accounts mixed with the broad overview of operations both enhanced the book and made it more difficult to read. Props to the author though for making the effort to find so many first hand accounts.
I have a healthy respect for the author for putting in a clearly immense amount of effort into writing a book on a topic that gets largely overlooked in WWII. He taught me much and gave well-deserved recognition to many men who quite possibly have been forgotten.
I think it is fair to compare this book to “Band of Brothers” by Stephen Ambrose. A good director could take this book and make it into a great mini-series, perhaps not quite though due to the broad study of an entire Army Group as opposed to a single Rifle Company.
It was a rather difficult read. It required much focus. Without an education in military science or military history it would be quite unenjoyable for the average reader. The amount of first hand accounts mixed with the broad overview of operations both enhanced the book and made it more difficult to read. Props to the author though for making the effort to find so many first hand accounts.