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100 1  Holland, James,|d1970-|eauthor. 
245 10 Sicily '43 :|bthe first assault on fortress Europe /
       |cJames Holland. 
246 3  Sicily 1943 
246 3  Sicily forty three 
246 3  Sicily nineteen forty three 
246 3  Sicily 'forty-three 
246 30 First assault on fortress Europe 
250    First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition. 
264  1 New York :|bAtlantic Monthly Press,|c2020. 
300    xxxviii, 598 pages :|billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-571) and 
       index. 
505 00 |tPrologue: The Burning Blue --|tThe Long Path to HUSKY --
       |tA United Front --|tThe Problem of Planning --|tHitler's 
       Gamble --|tAir Power --|tCorkscrew --|tMan of Honour --
       |tThe Glitch in the Plan --|tCrescendo in the Air --
       |tCountdown --|tAirborne Assault --|tEarly Hours of D-Day 
       --|tLandings --|tFoothold --|tNight Attack --|tCounter-
       Attack at Gela --|tFightback at Gela --|tExpanding the 
       Bridgehead --|tTaking Stock --|tPrimosole Bridge --
       |tShooting --|tSlaughter at the Bridge --|tThe Bloody 
       Plain --|tAssoro --|tOverthrow --|tThe Bloody Mountains --
       |tClosing In --|tTroina and Centuripe --|tThe Etna Battles
       --|tThe Straits of Messina. 
520    "On July 10, 1943, the largest amphibious invasion ever 
       mounted took place, larger even than the Normandy invasion
       eleven months later: 160,000 American, British, and 
       Canadian troops came ashore or were parachuted onto Sicily,
       signaling the start of the campaign to defeat Nazi Germany
       on European soil. Operation HUSKY, as it was known, was 
       enormously complex, involving dramatic battles on land, in
       the air, and at sea. Yet, despite its drama and its 
       paramount importance to ultimate Allied victory, very 
       little has been written about the 38-day battle for 
       Sicily. Based on much new research, Sicily '43 offers 
       vital new perspective on a major turning point in World 
       War II. The characters involved-General George Patton and 
       Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery among many-were as 
       colorful as the battles across the scorching plains and 
       above the peaks of Sicily were brutal. Among Holland's 
       great skills is incorporating the experience of on-the-
       ground participants on all sides--from American colonel 
       Jim Gavin, British major Hedley Verity, and Canadian 
       lieutenant Farley Mowat to brigade commander Wilhelm 
       Schmalz, Luftwaffe fighter pilot Johannes "Macky" 
       Steinhoff, and Italian combatants, civilians, and mafiosi 
       alike--giving readers an intimate sense of what occurred 
       in July and August 1943. Emphasizing the significance of 
       Allied air superiority, Holland overturns conventional 
       narratives that have criticized the Sicily campaign for 
       the slowness of the Allied advance and that so many German
       and Italian soldiers escaped to the mainland; rather, he 
       shows that clearing the island in 38 days against 
       geographical challenges and fierce resistance was an 
       impressive achievement. A powerful and dramatic account by
       a master military historian, Sicily '43 fills a major gap 
       in the narrative history of World War II"--|cProvided by 
       publisher. 
650  0 World War, 1939-1945|xCampaigns|zItaly|zSicily. 
650  0 Operation Husky, 1943. 
651  0 Sicily (Italy)|xHistory, Military|y20th century. 
651  0 Sicily (Italy)|xHistory|y1870-1945.