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Sicily ’43

by James Holland

First published 2020

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Operation Husky brings British, American and Canadian forces ashore in Sicily in July 1943. The invasion requires airborne drops, naval support and amphibious landings while Allied commanders compete over routes, objectives and prestige. Italian collapse and German resistance develop at different speeds across the island.

Holland follows soldiers and civilians through the campaign to Messina and the political fall of Mussolini. The Axis succeeds in evacuating many experienced troops, but Sicily opens the Mediterranean and provides lessons for later landings. The campaign is presented as the beginning of the long, difficult assault on continental Europe rather than a minor prelude to Normandy.

Historical Periods

Italian Campaign of World War II1943–1945 Allied Invasion of Sicily1943

Genres

Court & Political Fiction

Historical people

Adolf Hitler1889–1945 Winston Churchill1874–1965 Benito Mussolini1883–1945 Bernard Montgomery1887–1976

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