The Italian Campaign of World War II The History of the Allied Operations That Knocked Fascist Italy Out of the War (Audible Audio Edition) Charles River Editors David Zarbock Books
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The rugged island of Sicily, dominated in the east by the snow-crowned eminence of the active volcano Mount Etna (which rises to a height of 11,000 feet), lies in the ocean just off the "toe" of the "boot" of Italy. This spectacular setting witnessed one of 1943's pivotal battles as the theater of Allied operations shifted from North Africa to Europe - Operation Husky, a mixed victory wresting control of Sicily from the Axis. The action also caused Benito Mussolini's downfall, his imprisonment, and subsequent dramatic rescue by the scar-faced Otto Skorzeny - removing significant portions of Italy from the fascist camp, but nevertheless failing to prevent a long Italian campaign. Germany's North African defeat opened up the possibility of taking the war in the west to the European continent for the first time since France's lightning conquest by the Wehrmacht in 1940. The British and Americans debated the merits of landing in France directly in 1943, but they ultimately opted against it. The Soviets railed at the Westerners as "bastards of allies" - conveniently forgetting that they aided and abetted Hitler's violent expansionism in eastern Europe for over a year, starting in 1939 - but a 1943 "D-Day" style landing in France might have proven a strategic and logistical impossibility. In fact, the lackluster Allied showing on Sicily and the escape of most of the island's garrison encouraged Hitler to alter his plans and defend Italy vigorously. With its rugged mountain ridges, deep valleys, and numerous rivers, Italy contained tens of thousands of natural defensive positions.
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The Italian Campaign of World War II The History of the Allied Operations That Knocked Fascist Italy Out of the War (Audible Audio Edition) Charles River Editors David Zarbock Books Reviews
it was a very good overview of the operations of 1943-44 but it felt incomplete with hardly any mentions of the Anzio fighting or the British Army operations
I didn't read it yet, but I know I'll love it!I really can't write a review yet. I want to finish the book I am presently
reading and then I will read yours. I promise!!!!!
I appreciate the details.
More a vignette than an in depth history. Fine for someone looking for a very cursory overview.
The book reveals why and how the Germans defended Italian territory, where geography played a large role.
Incredibly thin on content.
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