It's going to hear with another episode of the History Unplugged Podcast.

19 months after Japanese forces attack Pearl Harbor and force the United States to enter

World War II, boats carrying the 7th U.S. Army

landed on the shores of southern Sicily. It was dubbed Operation Husky, which was a campaign to establish

an Allied foothold in Sicily. The campaign was led by two of the

most noted American tacticians of the 20th century, George S. Patton and Geoffrey Keys.

Patent is the subject of numerous books and films, but Keys's life and achievements have largely

gone unrecognized, mostly because he never wrote an autobiography and promoted himself after World War II.

But even though he's anonymous, this is by no means an accurate

reflection of the value of his contribution and dedication in World War II and the Cold War

afterwards. His defense of occupied Austria is why most people believe that it wasn't overrun by the Soviet Union,

and there was never a need to do a Vienna airlift like there was an airlift in Berlin.

Today I'm speaking to James Halzinger,'s edited and released Keyes personal diary in the form of the new book Patton's

tactician, the war diary of Lieutenant General Jeffrey Keys.

Halinger has integrated a variety of related sources, including correspondence between Keys, Patton, and Eisenhower, a day-to-day chronicle of Keys experiences in the World War II Mediterranean Theater, and the early days of the Cold War in occupied Germany and Austria.

Hope enjoy this discussion with James Halsinger.

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