{"product_id":"the-invasion-of-sicily-1943-9781473896093","title":"The Invasion of Sicily 1943","description":"\u003cb\u003eAllies choose Italy's invasion to breach Europe's south flank and force Axis surrender after arduous HUSKY planning.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen \u0026amp; Sword Military\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781473896093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\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":"Default Title","offer_id":53195149017269,"sku":"9781473896093","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781473896093.jpg?v=1788273102","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-invasion-of-sicily-1943-9781473896093","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}