Twenty-two American soldiers received the Medal of Honor for service during the battle of Anzio in World War II. In late 1943, the Allies were attempting to liberate Italy from the Germans during ...

But the bombardment was nothing like the daily barrages awaiting the 34th Infantry Division soldier at Anzio. "The Germans had all the high spots, they were really dug in, and they threw everything ...

Italian Chief Rabbi D. Prato yesterday recited a religious service for Jewish war heroes who died while serving in the U.S. armed services fighting in Italy during World War II. He joined General Mark ...

When the invitation arrived, Joseph Peragallo could hardly believe he would have the opportunity to shake the hand of the president of the United States. In elegant script was written: "The President ...

On the Anzio beachhead last week the U.S. and Allied press won a minor counterattack but they were losing a major battle against brass-buttoned censorship. The Army had served notice that it could ...

In "Anzio," renowned military historian Lloyd Clark has written a gripping account of a major World War II military campaign that is as relevant today as ever. What Clark shows, with an overwhelming ...

Weary Allied troops camped before Cassino last week, bitter in defeat. Half-starved Gurkhas who had seized Hangman’s Hill, only to be left stranded there deep within German positions, had crawled back ...

It was the best of times; it was the worst of times on May 30, 1945, the traditional date for Memorial Day. The war in Europe had come to an end on May 7, punctuated by the suicide of Adolf Hitler on ...