How would one go from Benzyl alcohol to P2P
You've answered your own question!
Benzylalcohol -> Benzylaldehyde -> Phenyl2nitropropene -> Phenyl-2-propanone
Every step of which will give plenty of hits in TFSE, and also on Rhodium's site.
https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/alcohol2aldehyde.sjr.html (https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/alcohol2aldehyde.sjr.html)