The Day Of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy 1943-44 (Liberation Trilogy Book 2)

by Rick Atkinson

“War, with all its terror and dirt and destruction, is at times the most beautiful phenomenon in the world.”

“Every commander is made, in the long run, by his subordinates. We are all intensely human, and war is a drama, not a game of chess.”

“They came, they saw, they concurred.”

“I&I”—intercourse and intoxication—aboard

“A calculated risk is a known risk for the sake of a real gain. A risk for the sake of a risk is a fool’s choice.”