The definitive account of one of history's most compelling military campaigns: the liberation of Italy from the Nazis. Follow the strengthening American and British armies as they invade Sicily in July, 1943, and then fight their way northtoward Rome. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of An Army at Dawn. "[He] doesn't just make military history interesting, he makes it live... [He reads] this vivid story with affecting poise and compassion."—BookPage