Bitter Victory - Tapa blanda

The decision to invade Sicily in 1943 was one of the major Allied decisions of the European war. Here, the author gives an account of the campaign and thereby fills an important gap in the history of World War II. A work of military history, the book combines detailed accounts of the action with portraits of the individuals involved, and the result is a book with the excitement and pace of a novel. The author also wrote "Decision in Normandy".