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- PublisherBantam Press
- Publication date2020
- ISBN 10 1787632938
- ISBN 13 9781787632936
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages640
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Sicily '43: A Times Book of the Year
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Transworld Publishers Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2020
ISBN 10: 1787632938
ISBN 13: 9781787632936
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Good. 'Perfect territory for a military historian of Holland's talents' The Times ___________________________________________________________ This is the story of the biggest seaborne landing in history. Codenamed Operation HUSKY, the Allied assault on Sicily on 10 July 1943 remains the largest amphibious invasion ever mounted in world history, landing more men in a single day than at any other time. That day, over 160,000 British, American and Canadian troops were dropped from the sky or came ashore, more than on D-Day just under a year later. It was also preceded by an air campaign that marked a new direction and dominance of the skies by Allies. The subsequent thirty-eight-day Battle for Sicily was one of the most dramatic of the entire Second World 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. It was a brutal campaign - the violence was extreme, the heat unbearable, the stench of rotting corpses intense and all-pervasive, the problems of malaria, dysentery and other diseases a constant plague. And all while trying to fight a way across an island of limited infrastructure and unforgiving landscape, and against a German foe who would not give up. It also signalled the beginning of the end of the War in the West. From here on, Italy ceased to participate in the war, the noose began to close around the neck of Nazi Germany, and the coalition between the United States and Britain came of age. Most crucially, it would be a critical learning exercise before Operation OVERLORD, the Allied invasion of Normandy, in June 1944. Based on his own battlefield studies in Sicily and on much new research over the past thirty years, James Holland's SICILY '43 offers a vital new perspective on a major turning point in World War II. It is a timely, powerful and dramatic account by a master military historian and will fill a major gap in the narrative history of the Second World War. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR010884465
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Sicily '43: The First Assault on Fortress Europe
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Bantam Press copyright, 2020
ISBN 10: 1787632938
ISBN 13: 9781787632936
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1st Edition. Hardback. Very good in very good, edge worn and plastic protected, d/w. Spine and corners bumped, pages a bit yellowed. Heavy book, will require extra postage - please email for exact postage quote and information on any available discounts. Seller Inventory # 13035
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Scily '43 - The First Assualt on Fortress Europe
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Bantam Press Ltd, London .UK, 2020
ISBN 10: 1787632938
ISBN 13: 9781787632936
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Based on his own battlefield studies in Sicily and on much new research, this book offers a vital new perspective on a key turning point in the war. It is a timely and powerful account that will fill a major gap in the narrative history of the Second World War. Illustrated. The boards, binding and text block are square, tight and clean. The dust jacket has minor wear to the corners and extremities. Book price includes 2nd class post in Uk only. Seller Inventory # 09692
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