Author : Lt.-Col Gregory A. Harding
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782895043
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)
Book Synopsis Third Infantry Division At The Battle Of Anzio-Nettuno by : Lt.-Col Gregory A. Harding
Download or read book Third Infantry Division At The Battle Of Anzio-Nettuno written by Lt.-Col Gregory A. Harding and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a historical narrative of the Third Infantry Division’s experiences at the Anzio-Nettuno beachhead from 22 January to 2 June 1944. It identifies major contributing factors to the Third Infantry Division’s battlefield success at the battle of Anzio-Nettuno. The battle is broken down into five distinct stages and investigated in a chronological manner. Potentially significant factors are evaluated in each stage of the battle and include terrain, weather, Allied air superiority, and the quality of military intelligence available to the Third Infantry Division’s commander. Also compared for each side are the quality of senior leadership, previous combat experience, the quality and quantity of manpower replacements, and available artillery resources. This thesis concludes that the Third Infantry Division’s battlefield success at Anzio-Nettuno appears to have been, to a large extent, a result of the quality and stability of the division’s senior leadership, failures and missteps on the part of the higher German command echelons, the division’s masterful employment of field artillery, and a highly effective training program.