The airborne war in Italy is often remembered in simplified terms: daring drops, elite units, decisive moments. The reality was narrower, harsher, and far less tidy.
Airborne: Italy is a novel told from ground level, through the eyes of the men who fought it, corporals, sergeants, and riflemen navigating a war that rarely matched the plan drawn for it. It follows the buildup to Sicily and the early stages of the Italian campaign not as legend, but as lived experience shaped by discipline, friction, and adaptation under pressure.
This is not a story about perfect operations or invulnerable soldiers. It is about how units function when conditions degrade, how leadership is earned in habit rather than rhetoric, and how armies learn only after men have already paid the cost.
If you’ve followed this blog, you’ll recognize the themes: questioning the myth of elite infallibility, respecting the men by telling the truth, and looking honestly at how war is actually fought once it leaves the briefing tent.
The book is now available for pre-order on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited and as Paperback, with release scheduled for December 28.
If you’re looking for World War II fiction that prioritizes realism over nostalgia and perspective over spectacle, Airborne: Italy was written for you.
