{"product_id":"operation-husky-the-untold-story-of-the-logistics-of-the-sicily-invasion-paperback","title":"Operation Husky: The Untold Story of the Logistics of the Sicily Invasion - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Garvey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An illuminating account, firmly grounded in archival research, showing the importance of logistics in a much neglected but hugely significant amphibious operation in World War Two.\" Sir Anthony Seldon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOperation Husky, the amphibious invasion of Sicily in July 1943, was the largest and most complex logistical exercise attempted by the Allies up to that point in the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn assault force of 176,000 soldiers embarked on 2,590 vessels from ports across the Middle East, North Africa, the UK and the US. Both the size of the initial Allied assault force and the frontage of the campaign would be larger than the Normandy invasion in June 1944.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo further compound the monumental challenges facing the Allied logisticians, the preparatory period for Operation Husky was disjointed and chaotic. In April 1943, General Montgomery described the operational plan as a 'dog's breakfast'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing extensively on new research, James Garvey tells the previously untold story of the British logisticians who triumphed against immense odds to deliver the task force to the beaches of Sicily and supply it successfully in the field. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lessons learned on the beaches of Sicily established the blueprint for Allied success at Normandy ten months later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarvey further argues that the contribution of logisticians to in World War II has been consistently overlooked. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat emerges is a dramatic re-evaluation of the role that they played in winning the war in Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eOperation Husky\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A brilliant forensic examination of the key role that British logisticians played in the success of the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943, preparing the ground for the D-Day landings a year later.\" Saul David\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Garvey\u003c\/b\u003e lives in London and studied the MA in Military History at the University of Buckingham. \u003ci\u003eOperation Husky\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 186\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 07, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42710602055743,"sku":"9781706054931","price":10.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5c80b27a8668b84d18215f4e9820a12b.webp?v=1765055509","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/operation-husky-the-untold-story-of-the-logistics-of-the-sicily-invasion-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}