Anzio I thought was interesting because the Allies landed unopposed but they failed to make their drive towards Rome. To me it seems like that Allies again lost a chance to break the German's back in Italy. They failed because they were being too cautious and when they finally did break out they missed the chance to capture a retreating army. I have to wonder what would have happened if the Allies had captured Rome shortly after the landing how that would have changed the war?
After the presentation I believe that Monte Casino should have never taken place because of the terrain the Allies had to overcome, especially when field commanders suggested it be by passed. In addition, I feel that the battle gave the Allies a black eye because they bombed the monastery when the Germans were not using it at all for their defenses. The presentation to me showed the battle of Monte Casino did not play any major role in the war besides just increasing the casualties count on both sides.
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I thought the presentaion on Anzio was great. It was good to see information about the war in Italy. I do not know very much about it so it was good to get introduced to the topic. I also did not know how intense the fighting was and how slow the process of moving north in Italy took.
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