Episode 235-An Interview with Flint Whitlock about his book Desperate Valour: Triumph at Anzio

The History of WWII Podcast

Ray Harris Jr

Education, History, Society & Culture

4.4 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2018

⏱️ 73 minutes

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With the Allies being held up in southern Italy by The Gustav Line, near the end of 1943, Gen. Mark Clark decides to do an end run. The force of British and American troops, led by Gen. John Lucas, will land just south of Rome. However, the Allies have few facts to go on and will be caught off guard by the number of troops Field Marshal Albert Kesselring will throw at the tiny beach head at Anzio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:12.0	Episode 235 and interview with Flint Whitlock about his latest book,
1:18.0	Desperate Valor, Triumph at Anseo.
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