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.
Clarence B. Carson
Narrated By : Mary Woods
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 12 hours 30 minutes
Categories : American Pre 1900 20th Century
Our Price : $23.95
Carson's full-scale treatment of American history combines scholarly exactness with evocative passages that lead the listener to a clearer understanding of the factors which shaped this nation. See full description...
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Richard Benson
Narrated By : Richard Benson
Publisher : Orion Publishing Group
Runtime : 4 hours 15 minutes
Categories : Autobiography Biographical British 20th Century
Our Price : $14.25
A delight, superb. An engaging, tender and uplifting story of a family and its struggle to eke a living from the land... See full description...
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Dr. Michael Ghiselin
Narrated By : Edwin Newman
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 3 hours
Categories : Biographical Ancient Pre 1900 20th Century Knowledge & Learning
Our Price : $12.95
Charles Darwin (1809-1882) published in 1859 a vastly important work: On The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. Darwin ... See full description...
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Joanna Bourke
Narrated By : Tim Pigott-Smith
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 4 hours 55 minutes
Categories : 20th Century Social & Economic British Non Fiction
Our Price : $24.49
Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the twentieth century, written by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith. See full description...
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Aron Abrams
Narrated By : Huey James
Publisher : Simply Audiobooks Publishing
Runtime : 59 minutes
Categories : Social & Economic 20th Century
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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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