The late summer of 1943 found the Allies optimistic about ultimate victory.
They had driven the Axis Powers from North Akrica an Sicily. The Allies were
poised for the invasion of the Italian mainland which be a return to the European
continent for the first time since 1940. The invasions of Salerno in September
1943 and Anzio in Januari 1944 were two different operations. At Salerno the US
and British troops ran into a stubborn enemy determined to throw them back into
the sea. So, five months later at Anzio, they acted with caution, building up
their force before moving inland - but the delay allowed the Germans to pocket
them into the beachhead - one that proved difficult and costly to break out of.
In this Panzer Campaign title you can try your hand in command of both of these
critical Allied amphibious operations that lead up to Normandy. As a bonus you
can also play the German Air Attack on Crete in 1941 to round out the action in
the Mediterranean.
Salerno '43