Picture No | 10653075 |
Date | 1943 |
Description | Map of Sicily by G. H. Davis |
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A contour map of Sicily, giving the shortest air distances from Cape Bon and Malta. At this stage in the Second World War it was a British front-line objective in Axis eyes, a target of major air attacks on Palermo and other strategic points, and the stepping stone to Italy.
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Source | Illustration by George Horace Davis in ‘The Illustrated London News’, 15 May 1943, p539 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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