Sicily 1943   The debut of Allied joint operations
epub | 52.57 MB | English |  Steven Zaloga |   Osprey Publishing

About Sicily 1943   The debut of Allied joint operations :

Not only did the Sicily operation represent a  watershed in tactical development of combined arms tactics, it was also  an important test for future Allied joint operations. Senior British  commanders left the North African theater with a jaundiced and  dismissive view of the combat capabilities of the inexperienced US Army  after the debacle at Kasserine Pass in Tunisia in February 1943. Sicily  was a demonstration that the US Army had rapidly learned its lessons and  was now capable of fighting as a co-equal of the British Army. The  Sicily campaign contained a measure of high drama as Patton took the  reins of the Seventh US Army and bent the rules of the theater commander  in a bold race to take Palermo on the northern Sicilian coast. When  stiff German resistance halted Montgomery's main assault to Messina  through the mountains, Patton was posed to be the first to reach the key  Sicilian port and end the campaign. The Sicily campaign contains a fair  amount of controversy...

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