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2008-09-28T04:16:50-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNjBlXC8yODEzNjgtMTItbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Rick Atkinson talked about the invasion of Sicily and mainland Italy from 1943-1944 by the American military. He focused on the personal history of the soldiers and the challenges and triumphs of narrative non-fiction history writing.
Rick Atkinson is the author of The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944, published by Henry Holt and Company. The book is volume two of the Liberation Trilogy about the American Army’s role in World War II.
Rick Atkinson talked about the invasion of Sicily and mainland Italy from 1943-1944 by the American military. He focused on the personal history…
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Rick Atkinson talked about the invasion of Sicily and mainland Italy from 1943-1944 by the American military. He focused on the personal history of the soldiers and the challenges and triumphs of narrative non-fiction history writing.
Rick Atkinson is the author of The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944, published by Henry Holt and Company. The book is volume two of the Liberation Trilogy about the American Army’s role in World War II. close
Rick Atkinson is the author of The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944, published by Henry Holt and Company. The book is volume two of the Liberation Trilogy about the American Army’s role in World War II.
Rick Atkinson talked about the invasion of Sicily and mainland Italy from 1943-1944 by the American military. He focused on the personal history… read more
Rick Atkinson talked about the invasion of Sicily and mainland Italy from 1943-1944 by the American military. He focused on the personal history of the soldiers and the challenges and triumphs of narrative non-fiction history writing.
Rick Atkinson is the author of The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944, published by Henry Holt and Company. The book is volume two of the Liberation Trilogy about the American Army’s role in World War II. close
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