description: 'Carlo D'Este is a fine military writer ... [with] a great imagination in using his materials' New York Times Nearly thirty years after Gallipoli, another Mediterranean disaster. The Allies planned a surprise amphibious landing at Anzio in western Italy in January 1944, their aim the liberation of Rome. But bad management, external meddling, poorly relayed orders and uncertain leadership resulted in carnage as the Anzio beachhead became a death trap. Mixing flawless research, drama and combat with a brilliant narrative voice, Fatal Decision is one of the best histories ever written of a Second World War military campaign.
language: English
title: Fatal Decision: Anzio and the Battle for Rome
titlecomplete: Fatal Decision: Anzio and the Battle for Rome
genres: War, American, Italy, Nonfiction, American History, Military History, Germany, Military Fiction, History, World War II
ratings_count: 116
publisher: Aurum Press Ltd