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An improbable soldier, the greatest seaborne landing in history Sicily, July 1943. After nearly four years of war, Hitler's Fortress Europe is under siege. An invasion fleet of 3,000 ships, thousands of men, supported by countless aircraft is heading for the shores of Sicily. Newly-demoted Private Archie Atwell yearns for landfall, victory, and an opportunity to prove himself to his father. But as the battalion marches under a searing sun towards the island's mountainous interior and the crack Panzer Grenadier division that awaits them, he is confronted with his chequered past, and the scheming ambition of a fellow soldier. As the fight intensifies, the harsh realities of war begin to take their toll. Facing a tenacious enemy, their lives and the campaign at stake, Archie must choose: stand true to the habits of a lifetime, or embrace the virtues of duty and responsibility he's spurned so often. The battle for Sicily is nearing its climax...

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Darrell Duthie lives in the Netherlands, not far from the battlefields of the First and Second World Wars. He grew up throughout Canada, but spent most of his youth in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains in Calgary, Alberta where he studied Political Science and Economics, and thought briefly of joining the Navy. Instead he moved to the Netherlands to complete an MBA. After a career in the European equity markets he embarked upon a new one writing historical fiction. He is the author of the Malcolm MacPhail WW1 series, and a newly released WWII novel. Visit his website www.darrellduthie.com to sign up for his mailing list, and learn more about him and his books.

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