Italy was the scene of the longest, bloodiest, most frustrating, and least understood series of battles fought by the Western Allies during World War II. Now, John S. D. Eisenhower offers a new look at the Italian campaign, emphasizing the Anzio offensive-an operation pushed by Winston Churchill that fell largely to American troops to carry out. It has been said that Anzio was a soldierrs"s battle, remembered more for blood shed than for military objectives achieved. By focusing on the experiences of the soldiers who fought there and the decisions of commanders in perilous circumstances,They Fought at Anziooffers a new appreciation of the contributions of both and a new understanding of this unheralded theater of the war.