... ENNA, the Centre Point of Sicily ndOneof the Strongest of Natural Fortresses Cas rogio^nn jt or Enna, as it has been called during the am ,an campaign, lies almost in the centre of Sicily 2 5^7 hills. Standing on a level plateau some h'gn, with almost precipitous sides, it occupies a J'lon. not on'y of a remarkable notural fortress, but also of the r 7tl|,reS^Ue hcaUty* 0n,y °Pen on lhe ...

... The Hill Town of RAGUSA Captured by Americans and Canadians on July 1 3 The Canadians advanced from the south-east and the Amer;. ins from the west, both forces converging upon the town. Its position was of considerable importance to th Allies, being a road and railway centre. Two railways from Syracuse. eady occupied by the British forces, united Ragusa with the famous port. One railway came ...

... THE INVASION OF ITALY BEGINS THE ISLAND OF SICILY. INVADED BY ALLIED TROOPS IN THE EARLY MORNING OF SATURDAY, |ULY 10. A special Sphere diagram-map, showing the 100-mile strip on which the landings were made Drawing by E. G Lambert The invasion of the under-belly has begun and long before the leaves begin to fall, as Mr. Churchill said. On Saturday morning last, in the very early hours and ...

... Of the four separate operations begun simultaneously by Allied troops on a 700-mile front extending from New Guinea on the west to New Georgia on the east, the last-named-- that against New Georgia-- unfolded itself as an amphibious operation of considerable complexity. Owing to the number of Japanese troops which were understood to be occupying various positions on the islands, the assault ...

... The Fortified Seaport of AUGUSTA Entered by Our Invasion Fleet on July 13 Jt was Irom Rome that the first news of our entry into Augusta came, via the radio on July 13, when it was stated that units of the Allied invasion fleet were already lying in the roadstead at the former Axis naval and seaplane base. Augusta lies almost at the edge of the Catanian plain it was here that a large number of ...