{"product_id":"the-day-of-battle-the-war-in-sicily-and-italy-1943-1944-9780805062892","title":"The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the second volume of his epic trilogy about the liberation of Europe in World War II, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson tells the harrowing story of the campaigns in Sicily and Italy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAn Army at Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e--winner of the Pulitzer Prize--Rick Atkinson provided a dramatic and authoritative history of the Allied triumph in North Africa. Now, in \u003ci\u003eThe Day of Battle\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 toward Rome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Italian campaign's outcome was never certain; in fact, Roosevelt, Churchill, and their military advisers engaged in heated debate about whether an invasion of the so-called soft underbelly of Europe was even a good idea. But once under way, 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 drive the Germans up the Italian peninsula. Led by Lieutenant General Mark Clark, one of the war's most complex and controversial commanders, American officers and soldiers became increasingly determined and proficient. And with the liberation of Rome in June 1944, ultimate victory at last began to seem inevitable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a wide array of primary source material, written with great drama and flair, this is narrative history of the first rank. With \u003ci\u003eThe Day of Battle\u003c\/i\u003e, Atkinson has once again given us the definitive account of one of history's most compelling military campaigns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rick Atkinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Holt \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Liberation Trilogy #2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.1lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.50w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805062892","brand":"Henry Holt \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709163016329,"sku":"9780805062892","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_ad688505-a1ba-4055-bdde-68a2b6b04285.jpg?v=1719511855","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-day-of-battle-the-war-in-sicily-and-italy-1943-1944-9780805062892","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}