Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group ISBN: 9780349116358 Number of pages: 816 Weight: 610 g Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 40 mm You may also be interested in. Drawing on an astonishing array of primary source material, written with great drama and flair, this is narrative history of the first rank. And with the liberation of Rome in June 1944, ultimate victory at last began to seem inevitable.
And I have to say to this day - the book came out in 89 - I feel as close. The battles at Salerno, Anzio, and Monte Cassino were particularly difficult and lethal, yet as the months passed, the Allied forces continued to push the Germans up the Italian peninsula. BRIAN LAMB, HOST: Rick Atkinson, author of An Army at Dawn, what is the. But once underway, the commitment to liberate Italy from the Nazis never wavered, despite the agonizingly high price. The Italian campaign's outcome was never certain in fact, Roosevelt, Churchill and their military advisors engaged in heated debate about whether an invasion of the so-called soft underbelly of Europe was even a good idea. the Pulitzer Prize Rick Atkinson provided a dramatic and authoritative history of the Allied triumph in North Africa. Now, in The Day of the Battle, he follows the strengthening American and British armies as they invade Sicily in July 1943 and then, mile by bloody mile, fight their way north. With the liberation of Rome in June 1944, ultimate victory in Europe at last began to seem inevitable.ĭrawing on extensive new material from a wide array of primary sources, and written with great drama and flair, The Day of Battle is narrative history of the first rank.In An Army at Dawn - winner of the Pulitzer Prize - Rick Atkinson provided a dramatic and authoritative history of the Allied triumph in North Africa. Clark, among the war's most complex and controversial commanders, American troops became increasingly determined and proficient. The battles at Salerno, Anzio, the Rapido River, and Cassino were particularly ferocious and lethal, yet as the months passed, the Allied forces continued to drive the Germans up the Italian peninsula. But once underway, the commitment to liberate Italy from the Nazis never wavered, despite the agonizing price. The Italian campaign's outcome was never certain in fact, President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill, and their military advisors bitterly debated whether an invasion of the so-called soft underbelly of Europe was even wise. Now, in The Day of Battle, he follows the American and British armies as they invade Sicily in July 1943, attack Italy two months later, and then fight their way, mile by bloody mile, north toward Rome. In An Army at Dawn-winner of the Pulitzer Prize-Rick Atkinson provided a dramatic and authoritative history of the Allied triumph in North Africa.
The harrowing story of one of history's most compelling military campaigns.
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