Anzio by Ian Blackwell In an attempt to outflank the German Gustav Line running across Italy, Operation SHINGLE was launched on January 22nd 1944. Achieving complete surprise, the Allies made a successful landing at Anzio, but paused rather…
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Humber Light Reconnaissance Car 1941-45 The iconic vehicle of the British Army’s Reconnaissance Corps during World War II, the Humber Light Reconnaissance Car (LRC) saw service in several theatres of war between 1941 and 1945. The Humber LRC gave…
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The Amazon Review. As a British airman of the Second World War, Jim Auton dropped bombs on enemy targets all over central and eastern Europe. He was also engaged in a number of low flying operations, organised in order to…
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The Amazon Review of Jim Auton’s book. Jim Auton was posted to 178 Squadron who were operating ex-USAAF, war-weary Liberator heavy bombers. This squadron he was based in Foggia in Italy, living under canvas without the barest of military or…
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A Fair Sort of Battering edited by Megan Hutching The Amazon Review ‘The New Zealand Division landed in Italy in October 1943 and entered the line at the Sangro River on 14 November. They fought up the east side of…
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Prisoners and Partisans: Escape and Evasion in World War II Italy by Malcolm Tudor This book is the essential guide to escape and evasion in war time Italy. during World War 11 over twenty thousand British and Allied servicemen…
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Beyond the Wire: A True Story of Allied POWs in Italy 1943-1945 To go beyond the wire was to leave the camp in which prisoners of war had been held for days, months or years. This book tells the inside…
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British Prisoners of War in Italy: Paths to Freedom In September 1943 fifty thousand British and Allied prisoners of war fled their camps after the Italian armistice and surrender. The Allies had landed in the south. The Germans occupied the…
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Escape from Italy, 1943-45: Allied Escapers and Helpers in Fascist Italy This book covers the remarkable story of the secret world of escape and evasion in wartime Italy. The fugitives were thousands of prisoners of war or downed aircrew from…
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