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ASSAULT ON SICILY MONTY AND PATTON AT WAR
Book Type: C By Ken Ford. On the night of July 9, 1943, an Allied armada of 2,590 vessels launched one of the largest combined operations of the World War II, Operation Husky���the invasion of Sicily. For 38 days, half a million Allied soldiers, sailors, and airmen grappled with the Germans and Italians for this toehold on Hitler's "Fortress Europe," hampered by missed rendezvous, international rivalries, and poorly performing troops. Ken Ford's history shows that, while it yielded valuable lessons in tactical air support, and ultimately an Allied victory, Husky also underscored the difficulties of coordinating two powerful armies with egotistical commanders���the British under Montgomery and the Americans under Patton���and sowed the seeds for further rivalry at Normandy. 272 pp. ![]() |