In the winter of 1944, the Allied powers had already landed in Southern Italy and were pushing north. It became obvious the ...

James Holland’s "Cassino ‘44: The Brutal Battle for Rome" is a compelling and meticulously researched account of one of the toughest and most controversial battles of World War II. Holland delivers a ...

MERRILL - Maybe losing the arm saved his life. Ralph Wehlitz can't exactly remember which day shrapnel from a German mortar shell shredded his left hand and lower arm. It was around Jan. 18, 1944, he ...