1. Italy & The Balkans

2. Casablanca Conference

3. Casablanca Differences – Jan. 1943
Britain
“the control of the Mediterranean meant… control of the Western world.”
Had imperial fortunes in Egypt, the Middle East, and India
Felt it was the Axis’ vulnerable point
Americans
“periphery pecking” would delay the cross-channel invasion that would strike the German jugular

4. Sicily

6. Salerno

7. Gustav Line

9. Gustav Line
Anzio
Salerno
Rome
Anzio

11. Gothic Line Legacy of Italian Campaign… By April of 1945, Mussolini….
Rome
Gothic Line
Gothic Line
Legacy of Italian Campaign…
By April of 1945, Mussolini….