Phil tried to avoid being caught up in the political intrigues and petty rivalries between the senior Allied officers. The arrival of the 82nd meant that the United States Army would deploy airborne operations on a large scale. Genero only cared about winning the war and division-sized airborne operations could help shorten it.
In preparation for his transfer, Phil received a briefing on the Sicily Invasion. The 82nd Airborne would make two successive night jumps near the town of Gela, to protect the American beachhead, which in turn covered the British left flank. He found the details of Operation Husky to be fascinating. The airborne assault onto Sicily was the American answer to the German airborne invasion of Crete. Only this time, the Germans would be among the defenders
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