UID:
kobvindex_ZMS08109995
Format:
XIII, 791 Seiten
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Ill., Kt.
Edition:
1. ed.
ISBN:
9780805062892
Series Statement:
The liberation trilogy 2
Content:
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. Now, in The Day Of Battle, he follows the American and British armies as they invade Sicily in July 1943, attack mainland Italy two months later, and then fight their way, mile by bloody mile, north toward Rome. The Italian campaign's outcome was never certain; in fact, President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill, and their military advisers bitterly debated whether an invasion of the so-called soft underbelly of Europe was even wise. But once under way, the commitment to liberate Italy from the Nazis never wavered, despite the agonizing price. 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. Led by Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark, one of the war's most complex and controversial commanders, American troops became increasingly determined and proficient. With the liberation of Rome in June 1944, ultimate victory in Europe at last began to seem inevitable. Drawing on extensive new material from a wide array of primary sources, written with great drama and flair, this is narrative history of the first rank. In The Day Of Battle, Rick Atkinson has once again given us the definitive account of one of history's most compelling military campaigns. (AUT)
Language:
English
Keywords:
Historische Darstellung
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