All Roads Lead to Rome: The Inside Story of the Liberation of the Eternal City in World War II

In May 1944, American forces stood on the doorstep of Rome, tantalizingly close to the Eternal City after an eight-month grind up the boot of Italy—yet still so far away. Would German resistance south of the city break at last? Would Allied strategy and politics divert the Americans from the great prize? Would the city fall before D-Day shifted the world’s attention—as well as vital men and materiel—from Italy to France? Capturing all the drama and uncertainty of this pivotal moment of Worl...