Invasion of Sicily
Thursday, August 15, 2019
The Diary of Second Lieutenant Carlo Casolari, Part Two
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Every now and then I manage to disengage from the routine and I go to Sciacca with the excuse of going to the battery, in the hamlet o...
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
The battle of Gela, part two: the first Italian counterattack
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Sicily, January 1943: Renault R35 tanks in Italian service, ready to be reviewed by King Victor Emmanuel. These tanks were the protagonist...
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Monday, July 1, 2019
The invasion of Sicily in the eyes of a young boy
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Future military historian Tullio Marcon, then living in Augusta, was just thirteen when the Allies landed in July 1943. An account written...
Monday, June 24, 2019
The Diary of Second Lieutenant Carlo Casolari, Part One
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Carlo Casolari, born in Modena (Emilia-Romagna) on 1 December 1921, was studying engineering when he was called up for service on 28 Feb...
Friday, May 24, 2019
The capture of Noto
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British troops enter Noto, photo by Phil Stern Noto, a Baroque town of 26,000 inhabitants a few miles inland from Avola (halfway betw...
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