In Popular Culture
- Wynford Vaughan-Thomas, who had been the BBC war correspondent at the battle, wrote the book Anzio in 1961. In 1968, Anzio, a film adaptation of the book, was released.
- This battle inspired the Pink Floyd song "When the Tigers Broke Free".
- William Woodruff wrote the novel Vessel of Sadness based on his experiences in the battle with the 24th Guards Brigade of the British Army at Anzio.
- In the film Red Tails, the Tuskegee Airmen provide air support for the beach landing in Operation Shingle.
- In the King of the Hill Unfortunate Son episode, Cotton Hill describes the battle during a Scrabble game.
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