The Road to Cisterna
by David Lyle Williams
"Darby’s Rangers and Their Most Consequential Battle in World War II"
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The Road to Cisterna by David Lyle Williams
Details
War:
World War II
Perspective:
Special Forces
Military Unit:
US Army
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
No
Region:
Europe
Published Date:
2025
ISBN13:
9780807185032
Summary
The Road to Cisterna examines the harrowing January 1944 battle where Darby's Rangers suffered devastating losses during the Anzio campaign in Italy. Drawing on firsthand accounts from U.S. Army Rangers who served in the Mediterranean Theater from 1942 to 1945, David Lyle Williams chronicles this pivotal World War II engagement. The book details how two Ranger battalions were decimated in an ill-fated mission behind enemy lines at Cisterna, resulting in one of the Rangers' most catastrophic battles. Through veterans' testimonies, Williams reconstructs this consequential operation and its lasting impact on Ranger operations.
