Drop Zone, Sicily: Allied Airborne Strike, July 1943

by William B. Breuer

Breuer's well-written, throughly researched, and balanced history...-- Booklist

Genres: Military History, History, World War II, Italy, Aviation History, Military Fiction

212 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

William B. Breuer landed with the first assault waves in Normandy on D-Day (June 6, 1944), then fought across Europe. Later, he founded a daily newspaper on a string in Rolla, Missouri, and after that, a highly successful public relations firm in St. Louis, Missouri. He had been writing books full time since 1982

Reviews

[Steve Dedier · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a nice easy read that relies a lot on Gavin's On to Berlin. However, it expands and adds info on the British drops. It's a great overview to let you decide what areas you want to explore more in depth. Being a lot of first hand accounts it has the common problem that everything is an 88 even when it explicitly mentions PzIV.

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very good book to read, especially for those that can't stand most history books written like a text book.

[Benjamin Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great historical account of the largest airborne attack to date.