Battle of Sicily

Name: Battle of Sicily
Author: https://www.simonandschuster.biz/authors/Friedrich-von-Stauffenberg/246806274
ISBN: 9780811734035

Part of Stackpole Military History Series

By Friedrich von Stauffenberg and Samuel W. Mitcham Jr.

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About The Book

The campaign for Sicily from the Axis point of view

Reassesses the German Army's performance

Details about German commanders who have been neglected by historians
In July 1943 the Allies launched a massive amphibious assault on Sicily. The invasion proved successful, bringing fame to American Gen. George S. Patton and British Gen. Bernard Montgomery, whose "race" to Messina was immortalized in the movie Patton. But according to Mitcham and Stauffenberg, the Allies lost a significant opportunity for total victory when the Germans mounted a brilliant defense. With only 4 divisions, the Germans held off the invaders for 38 days and then escaped, almost entirely intact, to mainland Italy, dooming the Allies to a prolonged battle of attrition up the Italian peninsula.