Dispatches in this volume include that on the Conquest of Sicily from 10
July 1942 to 17 August 1943 by Field-Marshall Viscount Alexander of
Tunis; the dispatch on the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, by Admiral
of the Fleet Sir Andrew B. Cunningham, Commander-in-Chief,
Mediterranean; dispatch on naval operations in connection with the
landings in the Gulf of Salerno in September 1943, by Admiral of the
Fleet Sir Andrew B. Cunningham; and the dispatch on operations of the
Allied Armies between September 1943 and December 1944, by Field Marshal
the Viscount Alexander of Tunis.
This unique collection of original documents will prove to be an
invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in
what was one of the most significant periods in British military
history.