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The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy 1943-44
by: Rick Atkinson

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 to 11 days Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780316725606
ISBN: 0316725609
Label: Little, Brown
Manufacturer: Little, Brown
Number Of Pages: 816
Publication Date: October 18, 2007
Publisher: Little, Brown
Studio: Little, Brown
Sales Rank: 38207

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- Pretty good.
I bought Rick Atkinson's "An Army at Dawn" (which follows the North African campaign from Operation Torch to Tunis) and, like many people, have been eagerly awaiting his newest book which covers Sicily and Italy.

The book rumbles from one end of Italy to the other, following the campaign in detail, with clear maps and some excellent photos. It being primarily a book about the American fighting in Italy, non-American units are sidelined in that the level of detail devoted to them is far less. Atkinson's writing style is at times florid but he never fails to point out the brutality, the humanity and the sacrifice.

There are minor errors scattered through the book, which an editor with a comprehensive knowledge of ... Read More:

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