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Mussolini's Island: The Untold Story of the Invasion of Sicily
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1832593 in Books
- Published on: 2007-03-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 368 pages
Editorial Reviews
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"* 'It is a rare thing for a work of military history to be so compulsively readable and yet so humane. Follain weaves together stories from all sides of this terrible conflict, from the powerful and the humble, with understated mastery.' - John Dickie, author of COSA NOSTRA * 'Extremely readable. A fascinating collection of eyewitness accounts...A thoroughly recommendable book.' - Scotsman on Sunday * 'We are given fascinating insights into the characters of the two competing Allied generals. Gripping... if you like your history visceral, emotive and first-hand, this is the book for you.' - Saul David, Sunday Telegraph * 'Riveting... it is in the detail that Mussolini's Island really triumphs. The book is full of remarkable stories.' - The Sunday Times"
About the Author
John Follain is a journalist and writer. His previous books include JACKAL, A DISHONOURED SOCIETY, CONFRONTING FEAR, ZOYA'S STORY and CITY OF SECRETS. He is the Rome correspondent for The Sunday Times, and covers European issues for The Sunday Times Magazine. He is married and lives in Rome.
Customer Reviews
Exciting, compelling and well-written
An important story, well told. By telling the story in a narrative style through eight ordinary people (civilian and milltiary and all sides) who were actually there, this brief bit of history is brought alive. Far more readable, and better written, than most fiction best sellers. If you're looking for historical minutia or battle field strategy, this is not the book for you. This is a book for someone intersted in the human story. One of the best historical books I have read in the past year. Highly recommended.
Human narratives in the style of Cornelius Ryan
This book presents an unvarnished look at the invasion of Sicily from American, British, Italian and German protagonists. The result is a compelling narrative, and a very worthy successor to books like "The Longest Day" or "A Bridge Too Far", or the German works of Paul Carrell. If you want the story of the campaign, try Carlo D'Este's "Bitter Victory." But if you want to know what it was like for the individual soldier or civilian, read "Mussolini's Island."
