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The Battle of Sicily

By Stauffenberg, Friedrich Von

The Battle of Sicily Social Sciences

The Battle of Sicily

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- The campaign for Sicily from the Axis point of view- Reassesses the German Army's performance- Details about German commanders who have been neglected by historians In July 1943 the Allies launched a massive amphibious assault on Sicily. The invasion proved successful, bringing fame to American Gen. George S. Patton and British Gen. Bernard Montgomery, whose "race" to Messina was immortalized in the movie Patton. But according to Mitcham and Stauffenberg, the Allies lost a significant opportunity for total victory when the Germans mounted a brilliant defense. With only 4 divisions, the Germans held off the invaders for 38 days and then escaped, almost entirely intact, to mainland Italy, dooming the Allies to a prolonged battle of attrition up the Italian peninsula.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
368
Release Date:
2007-06-18
Publication Date:
2007-06-18
Publisher:
Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
081173403X
ISBN13:
9780811734035
Weight:
590 g
Height:
155 cm
Width:
227 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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