This is the real story of the conflicts among the Allied high command. The Americans felt the solution in Europe called for a direct drive at the German heart. The British believed that the Germans should nibbled into defeat with the major effort in the Balkans. It turned out the British were right. The speed with which Adolf Hitler quickly shored his southern defenses that were threatened is proof of it. In Italy, the conflicts between the British and Americans were frequent, and sometimes expensive.

Anglo-American Military Alliance --Allies Prepare -- Axis Defenses of Sicily -- Invasion -- British Eighth Army's Drive -- U.S. Seventh Army's Drive -- Fall of Mussolini -- Confusion -- Race for Messina -- Surrender of Italy and the Surprise That Wasn't -- Unrest at Quadrant -- Salerno -- Strategic Trap -- A Series of Delaying Actions -- Advance Is Stopped -- Rapido River Fiasco -- Crossing -- Anzio -- Attack on Cassino -- Bombing of Monte Cassino -- Germans at Anzio -- Spring Offensive -- End of the Gustav Line -- Breakthrough -- Fall of Rome -- North from Rome -- Cracking the Gothic Line -- Center of the Line -- Winter Doldrums -- To the Bitter End -- Appendix A Order of Battle as of July 10, 1943, D Day--Invasion of Sicily -- Appendix B Order of Battle as of September 8, 1943, Salerno Landing -- Appendix C Order of Battle as of January 22, 1944, Anzio Landing.