The War in Italy: A Ladybird Expert Book

Resumen del libro

Why did the Allies decide to invade Southern Italy?- How did the weather and Italian terrain complicate the fighting?- How did General Mark Clark's Allied Armies win the final battle?Discover the mounting conflict and complex campaigns of the war in Italy. From Operation HUSKY to Clark's final offensive, the Allied campaign tightened the noose around Nazi Germany and saw the end of Italian Fascism, though it was at a cost of high civilian casualty and destruction. AN EPIC OF GRIT, DETERMINATION AND SACRIFICEWritten by historian, author and broadcaster James Holland and with immersive illustrations by Keith Burns, THE WAR IN ITALY 1943-1945 is an accessible and enthralling introduction to these critical battles and their impact on the outcome of World War II

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p x{0026}lt;b James Hollandx{0026}lt;/b es historiador y escritor. Es autor de numerosos libros especializados en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, y ha creado, dirigido y presentado varios programas y series de divulgación histórica en la x{0026}lt;i BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic, History y Discovery.x{0026}lt;/i x{0026}lt;/p x{0026}lt;p También es cofundador del Chalke Valley History Festival y cofundador de WarGen.org, una página web de recursos sobre la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Además, es miembro de la Royal Historical Society. En Ático de los Libros ha publicado x{0026}lt;i El auge de Alemania (2018), El contraataque Aliado (2019) y Sicilia 1943 (2021),x{0026}lt;/i todos ellos muy bien recibidos por lectores y crítica.x{0026}lt;/p