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PublisherHolt & Company, Henry
ISBN-100805062890
ISBN-139780805062892
eBay Product ID (ePID)59110327
Product Key Features
Book TitleDay of Battle : the War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944
Number of Pages816 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / World War II, Europe / Italy, Military / United States
Publication Year2007
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorRick Atkinson
Book SeriesThe Liberation Trilogy Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.7 in
Item Weight46.6 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2007-007653
ReviewsWith The Day of Battle, Atkinson again proves himself to stand among the ranks of our most talented popular historians ... Required reading for anyone with an interest in the battles of World War II., A seamless, stunning narrative that is the equal of An Army at Dawn .... Atkinson's success lies in his ability to render bare war's wretched realities in astounding prose., A very fine book .... Anyone who devoured An Army at Dawn with relish will be delighted with Atkinson's account of the Sicilian and Italian campaign., In The Day of Battle , Rick Atkinson picks up where he left off in An Army at Dawn , his history of the North African campaign, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2003. A planned third volume, on the Normandy invasion and the war in Europe, will complete The Liberation Trilogy , which is shaping up as a triumph of narrative history, elegantly written, thick with unforgettable description and rooted in the sights and sounds of battle . . . He excels at describing the furor of battle, and the Italian campaign provides him with abundant raw material. . . Mr. Atkinson, a longtime correspondent and editor for The Washington Post , conveys all of this with sharp-edged immediacy and a keen eye for the monstrous and the absurd., Majestic... Atkinson's achievement is to marry prodigious research with a superbly organized narrative and then to overlay the whole with writing as powerful and elegant as any great narrative of war., "Majestic... Atkinson's achievement is to marry prodigious research with a superbly organized narrative and then to overlay the whole with writing as powerful and elegant as any great narrative of war." -- The Wall Street Journal "A triumph of narrative history, elegantly written, thick with unforgettable description and rooted in the sights and sounds of battle." -- The New York Times "In The Day of Battle , Rick Atkinson picks up where he left off in An Army at Dawn , his history of the North African campaign, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2003. A planned third volume, on the Normandy invasion and the war in Europe, will complete The Liberation Trilogy , which is shaping up as a triumph of narrative history, elegantly written, thick with unforgettable description and rooted in the sights and sounds of battle . . . He excels at describing the furor of battle, and the Italian campaign provides him with abundant raw material. . . Mr. Atkinson, a longtime correspondent and editor for The Washington Post , conveys all of this with sharp-edged immediacy and a keen eye for the monstrous and the absurd." -- William Grimes, The New York Times "Monumental ... With this book, Rick Atkinson cements his place among America's great popular historians, in the tradition of Bruce Catton and Stephen Ambrose." -- The Washington Post "A very fine book .... Anyone who devoured An Army at Dawn with relish will be delighted with Atkinson's account of the Sicilian and Italian campaign. " -- The New York Times Book Review "[A] fascinating account of the war in Sicily and Italy. " -- USA Today "Gripping .... [Atkinson] combines an impressive depth of research with a knack for taut, compelling narrative." -- Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul) "Splendid ... the infantrymen who did the fighting will grab at readers' hearts. " -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch "With The Day of Battle, Atkinson again proves himself to stand among the ranks of our most talented popular historians ... Required reading for anyone with an interest in the battles of World War II. " -- Austin American-Statesman "A seamless, stunning narrative that is the equal of An Army at Dawn .... Atkinson's success lies in his ability to render bare war's wretched realities in astounding prose. " -- Contra Costa Times
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
Series Volume Number2
Dewey Decimal940.54/2145
SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In 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 In An Army at Dawn --winner of the Pulitzer Prize--Rick Atkinson provided a dramatic and authoritative history of the Allied triumph in North Africa. Now, in The Day of Battle , 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. The 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. Drawing on a wide array of primary source material, written with great drama and flair, this is narrative history of the first rank. With The Day of Battle , Atkinson has once again given us the definitive account of one of history's most compelling military campaigns., In 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
LC Classification NumberD763.I8A85 2007
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- 23. Mai. 2017
Wonderful!
I was very thankful to find a book of battle that my grandfather fought in. For it to be offered for a great price is awesome. I am grateful to you. I will pass it on the book is in looks like it was just purchased from Barnes and Noble. Thank you God blessBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 06. Jul. 2021
GOOD THINGS COME IN THREE'S!
THE 3 BOOKS IN THIS SERIES ARE WELL WRITTEN AND FULL OF INTERESTING "BACK FACTS" WITH PERSONAL INFO ON THOSE WHO WERE IN THE BATTLES FROM GENERALS RIGHT DOWN TO THE PRIVATES. TRULY SHOWS THE REASONS WHY "WAR IS HELL!"Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 24. Sep. 2024
Good book
It's a good read, sadly my dogs decided that my first copy was a chew toy, so I had to replace it.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 10. Okt. 2023
Rick Atkinson books
As promised Very happy with the quality of the booksBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 09. Feb. 2025
thank you book excellent shape...
thank you book excellent shapeBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 05. Okt. 2021
History
My father was in ww 2 so I read about it. It seems that the writer was happy blowing up people and putting the leaders down.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 27. Jul. 2021
Compelling account of Mediterranean Theater
Superb account of the war in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. Very readable.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 04. Jul. 2017
outstanding - as are the other two in the trilogy
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- 31. Aug. 2018
insightful
Very interesting historical information.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
