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The day of battle: the war in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 / Rick Atkinson.

Atkinson, Rick, (author.).

Summary:

The second volume in a trilogy chronicling the liberation of Europe during World War II focuses on the Allied campaigns in Sicily and Italy, detailing the bloody battles at Salerno, Anzio, and Monte Cassino, as well as the June 1944 liberation of Rome.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780805062892
  • ISBN: 0805062890
  • Physical Description: xiii, 791 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, plans ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Maps on lining papers.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 731-761) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1: Across the Middle Sea -- The burning shore -- An island redoubt -- 2: Salerno -- Corpse of the siren -- Winter -- 3: A river and a rock -- Perdition -- The murder space -- 4: Four horsemen -- A kettle of grief -- The great prize.
Subject: World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Italy.
Italy > History, Military > 1914-1945.

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  • 55 of 58 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Rockingham County Public Library.

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