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Sicily ’43

Photo: British troops wade ashore during the invasion of Sicily, 10 July 1943, as part of Operation Husky. Source: Imperial War Museum, NA 4275. Public domain under UK Crown Copyright provisions.

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Goalhanger

29 Jul, 2020

WW2 Pod We Have Ways

41 mins

U.S. Eighth Army

Seventh U.S. Army

U.S. Army

1943

Operation Husky

War in the Mediterranean

Italian Army

British Army

Wehrmacht

In July 1943 the Allies launched Operation Husky. The subsequent thirty-eight-day Battle for Sicily was one of the most dramatic of the entire Second World War. James Holland reads an exclusive extract from his upcoming book 'Sicily '43: The First Assault on Fortress Europe' which is available from the 3rd September 2020.

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Meet the Speakers

James Holland

Historian, writer, and podcaster, specialises in World War II and hosts "We Have Ways" podcast.

Al Murray

Al Murray, comedian, writer, and historian, co-hosts the WWII podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk and writes on

WW2 Pod We Have Ways

Sicily ’43

Sicily ’43

Meet the Speakers

James Holland

Al Murray

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