History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Vol. 9: Sicily-Salerno-Anzio, January 1943-June 1944

Morison, Samuel Eliot

ISBN 10: 0252070399 / ISBN 13: 9780252070396

Published by University of Illinois Press, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Vol. 9: Sicily-Salerno-Anzio, January 1943-June 1944
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0252070399
• ISBN 13: 9780252070396
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Volume 9 of Morison's comprehensive history covers the period of the opening of the second front in the Mediterranean, focusing on three major amphibious operations: the march from North Africa to Sicily (Operation Husky), the campaigns at Salerno and Naples (Operation Avalanche), and the action at Anzio (Operation Shingle).
These complicated campaigns were charged with controversy stemming from an almost complete cleavage of opinion at the highest level of strategic decision. While the British wanted to step up operations in the Mediterranean, the Americans favored a frontal attack on the German armies. Morison brilliantly unravels the strategic thinking on all sides as well as the dramatic events as they actually occurred, culminating in the Allies' triumphal entry into Rome on June 5, 1944.
Combining atmospheric accounts of beach landings and explosive naval skirmishes, deft sketches of leaders and their men, and sophisticated summaries of the various perspectives that converged into strategy, Morison brings the Italian campaigns vividly to life. Distinguished by his hallmark blend of the tactical and human components of war, Morison's history provides an immensely satisfying account of these great campaigns.
 

About the Author

Samuel Eliot Morison (1887-1976) was the Jonathan Trumbull Professor of American History at Harvard University and the author or editor of more than fifty books, including Admiral of the Ocean Sea: A Life of Christopher Columbus, The European Discovery of America, and the multivolume Oxford History of the American People. He retired from the navy with the rank of rear admiral.