The Italian Campaign: Sicily to Rome Tour covers the Allied effort in Italy during World War II. Sometimes referred to as “the Forgotten Campaign,” it was actually of terrific significance. As historians have noted, the campaign became a proving ground for Allied capabilities on sea, land, and in the air.
Amphibious landings with Higgins crafts on the beaches of Italy provided crucial training for the Normandy invasion. Proceeding to fight and push the Germans north, the Allied forces in Italy created another front for Hitler, dividing his defense of the Reich.
Winston Churchill called Italy, the “soft underbelly,” of Europe, but the 5th Army as commanded by General Mark Clark found the campaign for Italy anything but “soft.”
As you travel from Sicily to Rome, you will learn how the war in Italy was literally and figuratively an uphill struggle pitched against one of the most competent commanders in the German war machine, Field Marshal Albert Kesselring. Along the way, you will also enjoy the culture of the country itself. The cuisine, art and scenery on this tour are unrivaled.
