Operation Anvil
The 36th Infantry Division: From the Alamo to Operation Anvil
By Bruce L. BragerOperation Anvil, the invasion of southern France, was originally planned for June 1944, the same time as the Normandy invasion. Read more
Operation Anvil
Operation Anvil, the invasion of southern France, was originally planned for June 1944, the same time as the Normandy invasion. Read more
Operation Anvil
World War II made a disparate trio of allies —British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Soviet Marshal Joseph Stalin, and American President Franklin D. Read more
Operation Anvil
Winston Churchill was against it. So was Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark in Italy. But the American chiefs of staff were for it, and so was General Dwight D. Read more
Operation Anvil
As the last days of 1943 slipped away, World War II in Italy ground to a miserable stalemate. Read more