The Forgotten Campaign That Shaped the World We Live In - Historian James Holland - Open Book

James Holland is the author of Cassino ’44, The Savage Storm, Brothers in Arms, Sicily ’43, Normandy ’44, Big Week, The Rise of Germany, and The Allies Strike Back in the War in the West trilogy, Burma ’44, and Dam Busters. He has written and presented the BAFTA shortlisted documentaries Battle of Britain and Dam Busters for the BBC. He is also the co-host of the brilliant WW2 Pod with Al Murray. Get a copy of his brilliant book "Cassino '44: The Brutal Battle for Rome", you won't regret it: https://amzn.to/4gB8OZ2 Listen to the podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/34VlAep... Books mentioned in this episode: Italy’s Sorrow: A Year of War, 1944–1945 by James Holland https://amzn.to/3IemxbK Sicily ’43: The First Assault on Fortress Europe by James Holland https://amzn.to/4pHtsLf Truman by David McCullough https://amzn.to/46ogPxc Anthony Scaramucci is the founder and managing partner of SkyBridge, a global alternative investment firm, and founder and chairman of SALT, a global thought leadership forum and venture studio. He is the host of the podcast Open Book with Anthony Scaramucci. A graduate of Tufts University and Harvard Law School, he lives in Manhasset, Long Island. 📚 Get a copy of my books: Pre-order "Solana Rising: Investing in the Fast Lane of Crypto" https://amzn.to/4epOh8W "From Wall Street to the White House and Back" https://amzn.to/3Sxk7Xz "The Little Book of Bitcoin" https://amzn.to/4e2Vnz1 "The Little Book of Hedge Funds" https://amzn.to/4jccAJv "Hopping over the Rabbit Hole" https://amzn.to/40yFbRI "Goodbye Gordon Gekko: How to Find Your Fortune Without Losing Your Soul" https://amzn.to/44ehn6m 🎥 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆! https://www.cameo.com/themooch 🎙️ 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 O𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆'𝘀 O𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 P𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀: The Rest is Politics US -    / @restpoliticsus   Lost Boys -    • Lost Boys with Anthony Scaramucci & Scott ...   SALT -    / salttube   📱 Follow Anthony on Social Media Instagram -   / scaramucci   X - https://x.com/Scaramucci LinkedIn -   / anscaramucci   TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@ascaramucci?l... 📱 Follow SALT on Social Media: Instagram -   / salt   X -   / scaramucci   YouTube -    / @salttube   Timestamps 0:00 James Holland Introduction 2:26 What kept pulling James back into the Italian campaign in WWII? 9:15 The loss of valor and heroism in times of difficulty 11:37 What is the Gustav Line and why is it important? 16:02 The incredible story of Anzio Beach during WWII 24:22 Five Words 40:39 Thank you James Holland for joining us on Open Book