The Liberation Trilogy

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First editions

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]

  1. An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942–1943 (2002)
  2. The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943–1944 (2007)
  3. The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944–1945 (2013)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2003 Winners". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
  2. ^ "Paperback Best Sellers: November 30, 2003". The New York Times. 30 November 2003. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
  3. ^ "Paperback Best Sellers: October 21, 2007". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
  4. ^ "Paperback Best Sellers: June 2, 2013". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-11-19.

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