The untold story of the GI's who were used as pawns to draw the Germans away from the impending Normandy invasion. Written by the combat photographer who saw the action first hand and fought his way up the Italian landscape, into the cities and over the mountains with the Fifth Army. The photographs in this book, unless otherwise noted were taken by the author. Robert Schmidt died befor his book was completed but his son carried on the task of final editing because he knew how important it was to his father that this story be told.