07-18-2006, 05:47 AM
It's so good to see the interest shown here on the Sicillian campaign (Operation Husky 1943). It tends to be forgotten when dealing with WW2 in the Mediterranean as it lasted only 38 days. The incident at Cape Calava came after Brolo in the push towards Messina and was a major feat by the US engineers. For people new to this can I recommend 'Bitter Victory' a book on Husky by Carlo D'Este (Collins 1988) which is still available in libraries and s/h bookshops. (p453 for Calava bridge). This is one of the best books on a WW2 subject and has become my research 'bible'.
Colin.
