The Liberation Trilogy
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The Liberation Trilogy is a series of military history books about the United States' involvement in World War II, written by American author Rick Atkinson and published by Henry Holt & Co.
The first volume, An Army at Dawn, won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for History[1] and was a New York Times best seller.[2] The Day of Battle, the second book, was also a New York Times best seller,[3] and the final installment, The Guns at Last Light, debuted at the top of the Hardcover Nonfiction list.[4]
Books
[edit]- An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942–1943 (2002)
- The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943–1944 (2007)
- The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944–1945 (2013)
References
[edit]- ^ "2003 Winners". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
- ^ "Paperback Best Sellers: November 30, 2003". The New York Times. 30 November 2003. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
- ^ "Paperback Best Sellers: October 21, 2007". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
- ^ "Paperback Best Sellers: June 2, 2013". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
External links
[edit]- Booknotes interview with Atkinson on An Army at Dawn, November 17, 2002, C-SPAN
- Interview with Atkinson on An Army at Dawn, October 4, 2003, C-SPAN
- After Words interview with Atkinson on The Day of Battle, November 24, 2007, C-SPAN
- Presentation by Atkinson on The Day of Battle, September 27, 2008, C-SPAN
- Presentation by Atkinson on The Day of Battle, June 28, 2014, C-SPAN
- Presentation by Atkinson on The Guns at Last Light, September 22, 2013, C-SPAN
- Interview with Atkinson on The Guns at Last Light, September 22, 2013, C-SPAN