Jonathan Boff

Fighting every inch of the way: the Italian Campaign of 1943

When Allied forces landed at Salerno on 9 September, they expected an easy run to Rome. But the intelligence proved dangerously faulty, as James Holland explains

A German poster aimed at demoralising Allied troops during the Italian campaign of 1943. [Getty Images] 
issue 30 September 2023
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  • The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943

    James Holland

    Bantam, pp. 640, £25

In Whitehall, visible to even the most short-sighted from the gates of Downing Street, stands an outsize statue of Lord Alanbrooke, the strategic adviser to Winston Churchill during the second world war. His job was to help the prime minister see the big picture and concentrate on the decisions that really mattered.

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