The Invasion of Sicily 1943 (Diamond Jon)(Paperback)

The Invasion of Sicily 1943 (Diamond Jon)(Paperback)

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

Salerno to the Gustav Line 1943-1944 (Diamond Jon)(Paperback)

In September 1943, shortly after the conquest of Sicily, the Allied armies made amphibious assaults on the Italian Mainland at Calabria, Taranto and along the Gulf of Salerno beaches. The Italian Government quickly capitulated but the Germans fought on. Although the British XIII Corps and 1st

Day Of Battle - The War in Sicily and Italy 1943-44 (Atkinson Rick)(Paperback / softback)

The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily (Buzzati Dino)(Paperback)

A wonderful story for children and an allegory for adults about the absurdity of war with an introduction and guide to the text by Lemony Snicket. Starving after a harsh winter, the bears descend from the mountains in search of food and invade the valley below, where they face fierce opposition

Allied Armies in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1945 (Forty Simon)(Paperback)

Photographic history of the Allied armies of the Italian campaign.The Italian campaign was one of the most debated of the Second World War, splitting the American and British allies, and causing great disharmony. After the fall of Rome and the surrender of Italy, the invasion of Normandy led to the

Hell in the Central Pacific 1944: The Palau Islands (Diamond Jon)(Paperback)

In September 1944, to prevent Japanese air interdiction against General MacArthur's planned invasion of the Southern Philippines, the Americans attacked Peleliu and Angaur in the Palau group of the Western Caroline Islands. Admiral Halsey, commanding the US Third Fleet, feared the heavily defended

The Florios of Sicily (Auci Stefania)(Paperback)

Based on the true history of the uncrowned kings of Sicily: the story of a family, restless and ambitious, shrewd and determined to be richer and more powerful than anybody else. In this grand, sweeping epic inspired by the real lives of history-making titans, international best-selling author

The Long Range Desert Group in the Aegean (O'Carroll Brendan)(Pevná vazba)

Shortly after the invasion of Sicily and to distract German attention from the Italian campaign, Churchill ordered the occupation of the Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean.The Long Range Desert Group, retraining in Lebanon, were now part of Raiding Forces, Middle East, along with the Special Boat

Sicily: An Illustrated History (Privitera Joseph)(Paperback)

Sicily was the jewel of the Mediterranean, and Sicilians were the first civilized people of the Western World-here is their rich and diverse history in crisp prose and lively illustration. This concise history relates how Sicily rose to become the first independent, civilized nation of greater

The Death of Noah Glass (Jones Gail)(Paperback)

Having just returned from a trip to Sicily, the art historian, Noah Glass is discovered floating face down in the swimming pool at his Sydney apartment block. His grieving adult children Martin and Evie must deal with the shock of their father's death but also with his involvement in a sculpture

She Landed by Moonlight (Seymour-Jones Carole)(Paperback)

On the night of the 22 September 1943 Pearl Witherington, a twenty-nine-year-old British secretary and agent of the Special Operations Executive (SOE), was parachuted from a Halifax bomber into Occupied France. Like Sebastian Faulks' heroine, Charlotte Gray, Pearl had a dual mission: to fight for

Macarthur's Papua New Guinea Offensive, 1942-1943 (Diamond Jon)(Paperback)

Covers an early little known but strategically important Pacific War

The Liberation of the Philippines (Diamond Jon)(Paperback)

General Douglas A MacArthur, Commander of the Southwest Pacific Area, saw the liberation of the Philippines Archipelago as the launching board for the invasion of the Japanese Home Islands. By late 1944, with the capture of New Guinea and surrounding islands, the US Sixth and Eighth Armies were

The Fight for Greek Sicily: Society, Politics, and Landscape (Jonasch Melanie)(Paperback)

The island of Sicily was a highly contested area throughout much of its history. Among the first to exert strong influence on its political, cultural, infrastructural, and demographic developments were the two major decentralized civilizations of the first millennium BCE: the Phoenicians and the

North Cape 1943: The Sinking of the Scharnhorst (Konstam Angus)(Paperback)

A beautifully illustrated study of the Battle of North Cape in 1943, a dramatic clash of British and German battleships in the North Sea which resulted in the sinking of the German battleship Scharnhorst.The German battleship Scharnhorst had a reputation for being a lucky ship. Early in the war,

Sicily '43 - A Times Book of the Year (Holland James)(Paperback / softback)

Blitzkrieg Poland: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives (Sutherland Jon)(Paperback)

These photographs are taken from three unpublished albums featuring the German invasion of Poland in 1939. One set was taken by an SS officer, another by a regular officer and a third by a soldier attached to a medical unit. Included are German units on the move, tanks, artillery and aircraft.There

Conversations In Sicily (Vittorini Elio)(Paperback / softback)

Vividly capturing the heat, sounds and smells of southern Italy, Conversations in Sicily astounds with its modernity, lyricism and

Skaar Invasion: Book Two of the Fall of Shannara (Brooks Terry)(Paperback)

Sicily: Three Thousand Years of Human History (Benjamin Sandra)(Paperback)

Take a tour through the Mediterranean's largest island in this first and only history of Sicily for general readers--perfect for armchair travelers, historians, and anyone planning their next Italian vacation. The emigration of people from Sicily often overshadows the importance of the people who

The Battle of North Cape: The Death Ride of the Scharnhorst, 1943 (Konstam Angus)(Paperback)

On 25 December 1943 the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst slipped out Altenfjord in Norway to attack Arctic convoy JW55B which was carrying vital war supplies to the Soviet Union. But British naval intelligence knew of the Scharnhorst's mission before she sailed and the vulnerable convoy was

Borges in Sicily: Journey with a Blind Guide (Luque Alejandro)(Paperback)

When Alejandro Luque receives a book of photographs taken in Sicily by the Argentinian writer, essayist, and poet Luis Borges, he decides to trace the writer's journey, setting off with a group of friends on his own Sicilian odyssey. Meticulously identifying the location of each photograph, Luque

Little Badman and the Invasion of the Killer Aunties (Arshad Humza)(Paperback / softback)

Midnight in Sicily (Robb Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Peter Robb's journey into the dark heart of Sicily uses history, painting, literature and food to shed light on southern Italy's legacy of political corruption and violent