The Red Patch Private

<h3><strong>An improbable soldier the greatest seaborne landing in history</strong></h3><p><br></p><p><strong>Sicily July 1943. </strong>After nearly four years of war Hitler's Fortress Europe is under siege. An invasion fleet of 3000 ships thousands of men supported by countless aircraft is heading for the shores of Sicily.</p><p>Newly-demoted Private Archie Atwell yearns for landfall victory and an opportunity to prove himself to his father. But as the battalion marches under a searing sun towards the island's mountainous interior and the crack Panzer Grenadier division that awaits them he is confronted with his chequered past and the scheming ambition of a fellow soldier.</p><p>As the fight intensifies the harsh realities of war begin to take their toll. Facing a tenacious enemy their lives and the campaign at stake Archie must choose: stand true to the habits of a lifetime or embrace the virtues of duty and responsibility he's spurned so often. The battle for Sicily is nearing its climax... </p>