Bibliograph

Sicily and the surrender of Italy, by Albert N. Garland and Howard McGaw Smyth ; assisted by Martin Blumenson

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Sicily and the surrender of Italy, by Albert N. Garland and Howard McGaw Smyth ; assisted by Martin Blumenson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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federal national government publication

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mapsillustrationsplans

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sicily and the surrender of Italy

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

396186

Responsibility statement

by Albert N. Garland and Howard McGaw Smyth ; assisted by Martin Blumenson

Series statement

United States Army in World War II. The Mediterranean theater of operations

Summary

Operations during the invasion and conquest of Sicily and the military diplomacy that led to Italy's surrender

Table Of Contents

Background and Plans -- Allied Strategy in the Mediterranean -- The Axis on the Defensive -- Preparations and Preliminaries -- The Axis Situation -- Final Allied Preparations -- Operations and Negotiations -- The Assault -- The First Day -- The Axis Threat -- Airborne Reinforcement -- The Beachhead Secure -- Continuing the Campaign: the Deicions -- Seventh Army Changes Directions -- The Drive to the Climax -- The Climax -- Dissolution of the Rome-Berlin Axis -- The Drive to the East -- The Battle of Troina -- Breaking the San Fratello Line -- Evacuation -- Brolo -- The end of the Campaign -- The Surrender -- The Quadrant Conference and the Quebec Memorandum -- The Surrender Preliminaries -- The Italian Decision -- The Armistice -- The Renunciation -- The Surrender -- The Dissolution -- The Second Capitulation

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