“Worst of all, the British glider-borne force lost nearly ninety gliders in their initial assault in southeastern Sicily. Over five hundred gallant British soldiers died without firing a single shot at the enemy. It was appalling.
“Although the individual American paratrooper fought as expected, demonstrating great courage and tenacity, none of the pre-invasion missions got accomplished in time to be effective. Once the airborne units managed to coalesce, they performed magnificently. Unfortunately, it took far too long for this to happen,” Moses concluded, as he turned away and tossed the report on his desk.
“Sir, this is very bad. I don’t know what to say,” Phil responded, as he stood up and walked over to the map for a closer look.
“Well, Major, according to the top secret reports Ge
