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In 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 In An Army at Dawn —winner of the Pulitzer Prize—Rick Atkinson provided a dramatic and authoritative history of the Allied triumph in North Africa. Now, in The Day of Battle , 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.

The Italian campaign’s outcome was never certain; in fact, Roosevelt, Churchill, and their military advisers engaged in heated debate about whether an invasion of the so-called soft underbelly of Europe was even a good idea. But once under way, the commitment to liberate Italy from the Nazis never wavered, despite the agonizingly high price. The battles at Salerno, Anzio, and Monte Cassino were particularly difficult and lethal, yet as the months passed, the Allied forces continued to drive the Germans up the Italian peninsula. Led by Lieutenant General Mark Clark, one of the war’s most complex and controversial commanders, American officers and soldiers became increasingly determined and proficient. And with the liberation of Rome in June 1944, ultimate victory at last began to seem inevitable.

Drawing on a wide array of primary source material, written with great drama and flair, this is narrative history of the first rank. With The Day of Battle , Atkinson has once again given us the definitive account of one of history’s most compelling military campaigns.

里克·阿特金森（Rick Atkinson）

里克·阿特金森曾任《华盛顿邮报》特约撰稿人和编辑25 年，获得16 项与新闻报道、军事历史等有关的重量级奖项，是目前美国最具代表性的军事历史学家。

里克·阿特金森生于德国，从芝加哥大学硕士毕业后，他便辗转世界各地，先后为《匹兹堡太阳早报》《堪萨斯城时报》《华盛顿邮报》负责国防、外交、情报方面的新闻报道。长期的战地报道生涯和与将士的亲密接触，使他先后写下《与士兵同战》《漫长的灰线》和《十字军东征》等超级畅销作品。

“二战”解放三部曲为其最新力作，全面记录了“二战”中欧洲及北非战场大型战役，被公认为最重真实、重记述、重人性的史诗级巨作，对“二战”历史研究作了极大的补充。