Name: Sicily '43: A Times Book of the Year
Price: 306.00 ZAR
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Author: James Holland
ISBN: 9780552176903

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Type

Physical Book

Author

James Holland

Publisher

Corgi

Year

2021

Language

English

Pages

784

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9780552176903

Sicily '43: A Times Book of the Year

James Holland (Author) · Corgi · Paperback

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Synopsis "Sicily '43: A Times Book of the Year "

'James Holland is the best of the new generation of WW2 historians.' Sebastian Faulks'Holland's skill lies in bringing these warriors to life with vivid prose.' The TimesShortlisted for the 2021 British Army Military Book of the Year_________________________________________________This is the story of the biggest seaborne landing in history.Codenamed Operation HUSKY, the assault on Sicily on 10 July 1943 remains the largest amphibious invasion ever mounted. That day, over 160,000 Allied troops were dropped from the sky or came ashore to begin the fight for Europe.The subsequent thirty-eight-day Battle for Sicily was one of the most dramatic of the entire war, involving daring raids by special forces, deals with the Mafia, attacks across mosquito-infested plains and perilous assaults up almost sheer faces of rock and scree.Made worse by virulent disease and extreme heat, the Allies also had to fight their way across an island of unforgiving landscape and limited infrastructure against a German foe who would not give up.Victory would signal the beginning of the end of the War in the West. From here on, the noose began to tighten around the neck of Nazi Germany. The coalition between the United States and Britain finally came of age. And it was a crucial dry run for Operation OVERLORD, the invasion of Normandy on D-Day a year later.

James Holland

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James Holland is a historian and writer. He is the author of numerous books specializing in World War II, and has created, directed, and presented numerous historical outreach programs and series on BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic, History, and Discovery. He is also a co-founder of the Chalke Valley History Festival and co-founder of WarGen.org, a website dedicated to World War II resources. He is a member of the Royal Historical Society.

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