January 1944. The Allies have failed to reach Rome by Christmas, the \u2018soft underbelly\u2019 of Europe is reaching crisis point.\nTo break through the Nazi\u2019s strangle hold of Italy, the Allies plan OPERATION SHINGLE - the daring beach assault at Anzio.\nIn the first episode of our Italy series, Al Murray and James Holland outline the reasons for recapturing Rome, Kesselring\u2019s double lock defences at Cassino and the dangers of continuing a stalemate into Spring '44.\nA Goalhanger Production\nProduced by Joey McCarthy\nExec Producer: Tony Pastor\nSocial: @WeHaveWaysPod\nEmail: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com\nJoin our \u2018Independent Company\u2019 to watch our livestreams, get earlybird tickets and our weekly newsletter - packed with deals.\nMembership Club: patreon.com/wehaveways\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices