The Liberation Trilogy

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

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

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.

External links

• 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