10 Facts about Operation Husky Everyone should know
With James Holland
Part of Operation Husky (80th Anniversary) on WW2TV
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Codenamed Operation HUSKY, the assault on Sicily on 10 July 1943 remains the largest amphibious invasion ever mounted. That day, over 160,000 Allied troops were dropped from the sky or came ashore to begin the fight for Europe.
The subsequent thirty-eight-day Battle for Sicily was one of the most dramatic of the entire war, involving daring raids by special forces, deals with the Mafia, attacks across mosquito-infested plains and perilous assaults up almost sheer faces of rock and scree.
In today's show, James will share ten facts about this campaign, as follows:
1) Husky's enormity
2) Airpower in Sicily and German losses compared to the Eastern Front
3) Getting Leadership and the Naval, Land and Air Forces united
4) Planning - contrary to what some historians believe, the plan was a good one
5) Eisenhower's swearing!
6) The Mafia!
7) Operation Mincemeat, did it make a difference?
8) The Airborne drops had problems but paved the way for later ops
9) Hedley Verity - the story of a Test Match Cricketer
10) The end of the Sicily campaign and the Messina straits
James Holland is a historian, writer, and broadcaster. The author of the best-selling historical novels, he has also written nine works of historical fiction. He regularly appears on television and radio, and has written and presented the BAFTA-shortlisted documentaries. Co-founder and Programme Director of the Chalke Valley History Festival, he has his own collection at the Imperial War Museum, and is Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He also co-hosts the We Have Ways podcast with Al Murray and the annual festival.
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16 июл 2023
