{"product_id":"day-of-battle","title":"Day of Battle","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eDay of Battle\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eRick Atkinson\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780805088618\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHenry Holt\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2008\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e848\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eUsed Copy\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eIn the second volume of his epic trilogy about the liberation of Europe in World War II, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson tells the harrowing story of the campaigns in Sicily and Italy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAn Army at Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e--winner of the Pulitzer Prize--Rick Atkinson provided an authoritative history of the Allied triumph in North Africa during World War II. Now, in \u003ci\u003eThe Day of Battle\u003c\/i\u003e, he follows the strengthening American and British armies as they invade Sicily in July 1943 and then, mile by bloody mile, fight their way north toward Rome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe decision to invade the so-called soft underbelly of Europe was controversial, but once under way, the commitment to liberate Italy from the Nazis never wavered. The battles at Salerno, Anzio, the Rapido River, and Monte Cassino were particularly lethal, yet as the months passed, the Allied forces continued to drive the Germans up the Italian peninsula. And with the liberation of Rome in June 1944, ultimate victory at last began to seem inevitable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a wide array of primary source material, written with great drama and flair, \u003ci\u003eThe Day of Battle\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterly account of one of history's most compelling military campaigns.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Henry Holt","offers":[{"title":"Day of Battle | Rick Atkinson | Paperback | 9780805088618 | Used: Good | Back Stacks R 1693745","offer_id":48165245452440,"sku":"1693745","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Day of Battle | Rick Atkinson | Paperback | 9780805088618 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks B 1738547","offer_id":48168672592024,"sku":"1738547","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/8103CxRiv0L.jpg?v=1771918474","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/day-of-battle","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}