The harrowing story of one of history's most compelling military campaigns.
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 American and British armies as they invade Sicily in July 1943, attack Italy two months later, and then fight their way, mile by bloody mile, north toward Rome.
The Italian campaign's outcome was never certain; in fact, President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill and their military advisors bitterly debated whether an invasion of the so-called soft underbelly of Europe was even wise. But once underway, the commitment to liberate Italy from the Nazis never wavered, despite the agonizing price. The battles at Salerno, Anzio, the Rapido River, and Cassino were particularly ferocious and lethal, yet as the months passed, the Allied forces continued to drive the Germans up the Italian peninsula. Led by Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark, among the war's most complex and controversial commanders, American troops became increasingly determined and proficient. With the liberation of Rome in June 1944, ultimate victory in Europe at last began to seem inevitable.
Drawing on extensive new material from a wide array of primary sources, and written with great drama and flair, The Day of Battle is narrative history of the first rank.
Christopher Lee
Narrator : Anna Massey and Peter Jeffrey
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 3 hours
Categories : British Pre 1900
Price : $22.25
This edition brings together the amalgamation of Scotland to the other British states, the succession of the first Hanoverian King and much more... View...
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Jane Austen
Narrator : Juliet Stevenson
Published By : Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 3 hours
Categories : Classic Classics Historical British Social & Economic
Price : $29.61 $14.25
Of all Jane Austin's books Pride and Prejudice has earned a special place in the hearts of the reading public as her best-loved and most intimately known novel. View...
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Pearson Phillips
Narrator : Nanette Newman
Published By : Select Music & Distribution
Length : 3 hours
Categories : British Biographical Royalty and Heads of State Women
Price : $15.49
In this informative yet entertaining audio-biography, Pearson Phillips reflects on Queen Elizabeth II , her life and times. View...
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Antonia Fraser
Narrator : Robert Powell
Published By : Orion Publishing Group
Length : 6 hours 45 minutes
Categories : Historical True Crime British
Price : $15.99
Dramatically recreating the conditions and motives that surrounded the fateful night of 5 November 1605, Antinia Fraser unravels the tangled web of religion and politics that spawned the plot. View...
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Samuel Pepys
Narrator : Michael Maloney
Published By : Select Music & Distribution
Length : 4 hours
Categories : Classic Literature British Pre 1900
Price : $18.75
Perhaps the most well-known collection of reminiscences. View...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography Biographical Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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