{"product_id":"the-invasion-of-sicily-1943-jon-diamond-9781473896093","title":"The Invasion of Sicily 1943","description":"With victory in North Africa complete, the Allies had a choice. The Americans wanted an early cross channel attack from Britain on North West Europe. Churchill favored invading the soft underbelly of Italy to weaken the Axis forces and gain Italian surrender. With Eisenhowers army and battle-hardened Eighth Army in North Africa, Churchill prevailed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe ambitious Operation HUSKY required meticulous planning. Montgomery's Eighth Army and Patton's Seventh landed successfully although the air landing proved costly. While the outcome was not in doubt the mountainous terrain acted in the defenders favor. The German presence was higher than expected and the vast bulk of the enemy were Italian. In little over a month, the first Americans reached Messina. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe strategic plan was successful: the Italian capitulated, Hitler had to reinforce his Southern flank relieving pressure on the Soviets and valuable lessons were learned by Allied for D-Day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jon Diamond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1473896096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781473896093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen \u0026amp; Sword Military\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 7.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Jon Diamond","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065620607231,"sku":"9781473896093","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a66d517-0068-49ca-9f36-b6da53d217a9.jpg?v=1768676186","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-invasion-of-sicily-1943-jon-diamond-9781473896093","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}