Beyond the Call: Private James Henry Mills at Cisterna di Littoria, 1944

Beyond the Call: Private James Henry Mills at Cisterna di Littoria, 1944 follows a young infantryman of the United States Army through his first baptism of fire in the Italian campaign of World War II, as he single-handedly clears enemy positions and then deliberately exposes himself to draw fire so his platoon can seize a critical strongpoint without casualties. Listeners hear the larger context of the Anzio breakout, the terrain and tactics that shaped the fight, and the split-second decisions that revealed Mills’s initiative, calm under pressure, and selfless courage. Beyond the Call is the Monday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, developed by Trackpads.com.