In An Army at Dawn - winner of the Pulitzer Prize - Rick
Atkinson provided a dramatic and authoritative history of the
Allied triumph in North Africa. Now, in The Day of the Battle, 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. The Italian campaign''s outcome was never certain;
in fact, Roosevelt, Churchill and their military advisors engaged
in heated debate about whether an invasion of the so-called soft
underbelly of Europe was even a good idea. But once underway, 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 push the Germans up
the Italian peninsula. And with the liberation of Rome in June
1944, ultimate victory at last began to seem inevitable. Drawing on
an astonishing array of primary source material, written with great
drama and flair, this is narrative history of the first rank.
關於作者:
Rick Atkinson is the bestselling author of AN ARMY AT DAWN, THE
LONG GRAY LINE, IN THE COMPANY OF SOLDIERS and CRUSADE. His many
awards include Pulitzer Prizes for journalism and history. He lives
in Washington, D.C.