Sicily '43: The First Assault on Fortress Europe

by James Holland and James Holland

Book Overview

A major new history of one of World War II's most crucial campaigns--the first Allied attack on European soil--by the acclaimed author of Normandy '44 and a rising star in military history

On July 10, 1943, the largest amphibious invasion ever mounted took place, larger even than the Normandy invasion eleven months later: 160,000 American, British, and Canadian troops came ashore or were parachuted onto Sicily, signaling the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802157181
• ISBN13: 9780802157188
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.0" x 9.3"