false <![CDATA[The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177603879m/716532.jpg 716532 5 <div><div><b>In the second volume of his epic trilogy about the liberation of Europe in World War II, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson tells the harrowing story of the campaigns in Sicily and Italy</b></div><div> </div><div><div>In <i>An Army at Dawn</i>&#8212;winner of the Pulitzer Prize&#8212;Rick Atkinson provided a dramatic and authoritative history of the Allied triumph in North Africa. Now, in <i>The Day of Battle</i>, 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 toward Rome.</div><div><br>The Italian campaign&#8217;s outcome was never certain; in fact, Roosevelt, Churchill, and their military advisers engaged in heated debate about whether an invasion of the so-called soft underbelly of Europe was even a good idea. But once under way, the commitment to liberate Italy from the Nazis never wavered, despite the agonizingly high price. The battles at Salerno, Anzio, and Monte Cassino were particularly difficult and lethal, yet as the months passed, the Allied forces continued to drive the Germans up the Italian peninsula. Led by Lieutenant General Mark Clark, one of the war&#8217;s most complex and controversial commanders, American officers and soldiers became increasingly determined and proficient. And with the liberation of Rome in June 1944, ultimate victory at last began to seem inevitable.</div><div><br>Drawing on a wide array of primary source material, written with great drama and flair, this is narrative history of the first rank. With <i>The Day of Battle</i>, Atkinson has once again given us the definitive account of one of history&#8217;s most compelling military campaigns.</div></div></div> 702783 2 10 2007 The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 total:320|5:131|4:148|3:36|2:3|1:2| 320 1363 578 84 4 3 false false Tue Nov 18 14:34:34 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 14:41:06 -0800 2008 "Day of Battle" by Rick Atkinson is volume II of his "Liberation Trilogy," a retelling of the US involvement in WWII that welds lyrical prose with detailed narrative.

For Atkinson, writing a book on Sicily and Italy is a tough deal, as it is the lackluster mid-poin...more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Sep 12 16:37:28 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 14 15:14:51 -0700 2009 1
This volume deals with the second year of the war in the Mediterranean, including the invasions of Sicily, Salerno, and Anzio; ending with the capture of Rome the day before the Normandy landings,...more...]]> 4 3 false false Tue Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 05:16:08 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 05:13:04 -0700 2008
The Italian Campaign was the closest that the Western Allies came to WWI-style attritional warfare. The frustration at the stalemate in front of Cassino and a...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Dec 02 12:24:08 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 12:27:17 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Dec 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 25 08:34:03 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 08:36:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:53:23 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:53:23 -0800 2009 The Day of Battle continues the story Rick Atkinson told in An Army at Dawn; a future volume, about the Normandy invasion, will complete Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy. Day of Battle, like Army at Dawn, excels at presenting the complexities of war to a popular audience. Notably, Atkinson puts a human...

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He does an excellent job of showing how slow and wasteful the Italian Campaign was. Perhaps...more...]]> 4 0 true false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Sep 13 00:57:50 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 01:10:06 -0700 2009 two
Broad-brush historical themes alternate with intensely personal experiences of combat and all manner of other military duties and functions.

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The Day Of Battle is a very worthy successor to Army At Dawn with wonderful insight into the soldiers, leaders and battles in Sicily and Italy. You get a real feel ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=716532