Fighting Through to Anzio
eBook - ePub

Fighting Through to Anzio

The Gordon Highlanders in the Second World War (6th Battalion & 1st London Scottish)

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Fighting Through to Anzio

The Gordon Highlanders in the Second World War (6th Battalion & 1st London Scottish)

About this book

This is the inspiring story of two Gordon Highlanders Territorial Army battalions which saw action in some of the Second World War's fiercest battles. After evacuation from Dunkirk, 6th Gordons fought in Tunisia in 1943, leading to the German surrender in North Africa. Following a spell in Iraq, the 1st London Scottish fought in Sicily and then the Battle of Monte Cassino where Private George Mitchell won his posthumous Victoria Cross, the most prestigious of the numerous gallantry awards to the men of both battalions. In January 1944, the 6th Gordons were the first British battalion ashore at Anzio. While the landing was unopposed, the Germans mounted devastating counter-attacks but, despite almost 400 killed, wounded and captured, the Battalion heroically held on. The 1st London Scottish arrived to fight alongside their Regimental 'brethren' suffering equally heavy devastating casualties. After the break-out, the Gordons pipe band led the liberation parade in Rome. Both battalions went on to fight up through Italy to smash the Gothic Line and eventual victory.

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Information

Publisher
Pen & Sword Military
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781399058230
Subtopic
Italian History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Maps
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Foreword
  8. Chapter 1 An Uneasy Peace
  9. Chapter 2 The Road to War
  10. Chapter 3 The Battle for France
  11. Chapter 4 Back in Blighty
  12. Chapter 5 Embarkation for Overseas
  13. Chapter 6 North Africa
  14. Chapter 7 Sicily
  15. Chapter 8 The Battle for Monte Cassino
  16. Chapter 9 Operation Shingle: Anzio
  17. Chapter 10 The Arrow Route
  18. Chapter 11 The Argenta Gap
  19. Chapter 12 ‘In the Bag’ (Prisoners of War)
  20. Chapter 13 The Epilogue
  21. Appendix: Casualties and Gallantry Awards