General Sir Harold Alexander entered the wardroom at headquarters for his first press conference since the beginning of the Italian campaign. Three dozen correspondents jumped to their feet. The commander of Allied ground forces in Italy promptly waved them down, seated himself on a desk corner.
A 15-ft. map of Italy hung on the wall behind him. Sir Harold wore a freshly washed khaki bush jacket, dark grey riding breeches, brown boots. The purple-red decoration of the American Legion of Merit was pinned above his breast pocket. Crisply he asked for questions, crisply...
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