Invasion Diary, Richard Tregaskis
Invasion Diary, Richard Tregaskis
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Invasion Diary

Author: Richard Tregaskis

Narrator: Pat Grimes

Unabridged: 7 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/08/2016

Synopsis

The Allied invasions of Sicily and Italy in 1943 were bloody and pivotal, securing the Mediterranean, capitalizing on the overthrow of Mussolini, and pinning down German troops that could have been used on the Russian Front or in France after D-Day. The men who made the Allied victories in Sicily and Italy possible-soldiers and officers, bombardiers and drivers, doctors and generals-are honored and remembered in these pages by famed war correspondent Richard Tregaskis. His experiences take him from bomb-bay doors over Rome, to the chaotic front lines in Italy, where he nearly died from a shrapnel wound. The uniquely American features of the Second World War are unforgettably inscribed through the pen of Richard Tregaskis.

About Richard Tregaskis

Richard Tregaskis (1916-1973) was an American journalist and author. Tregaskis served as a war correspondent during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He received the Overseas Press Club's George Polk Award in 1964 for first-person reporting under hazardous circumstances.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Pam

Interesting journalism from 1943-44. Tregaskis followed the troops as they repulsed German troops from Sicily and into Italy until his own serious wounds temporarily put a halt to his being imbedded with the troops. Great for showing authentically what it was like. It could be compared with parts of......more

Goodreads review by Arthur

Having read and enjoyed Guadalcanal Diaries I felt it fair to give the author another try. I give much respect to a war correspondent who really gets into the thick of things, rather than staying in the relatively safe rear areas and conducting interviews with troops coming back from the front. In th......more

Goodreads review by DanielL

I knew nothing about Richard Tregaskis before reading the Invasion Diary: A Dramatic Firsthand Account of the Allied Invasion of Italy. I recalled hearing good things about his book Guadalcanal Diary: 2nd Edition, but I did not know it was written by Richard Tregaskis. I grew up in a military family......more

Goodreads review by Jeremy

I've read a lot of books about this campaign as my dear old Dad was mixed up in this with his personal crescendo at Monte Cassino - with the Queens Own Royal West Kents. This account by American war correspondent Richard Tregaskis is particularly helpful in understanding the experience of an infantr......more

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