Carlo D’Este retired from the U.S. Army as a lieutenant colonel in 1978, having served overseas in Germany, Vietnam, and England. Born in Oakland, California, he received his B.A. from Norwich University and his M.A. from the University of Richmond and an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters from Norwich in 1992.
Books in order of publication:
Decision in Normandy: The Unwritten Story of Montgomery and the Allied Campaign, Dutton (New York, NY), 1983.
Bitter Victory: The Battle for Sicily, 1943, Dutton (New York, NY), 1988.
World War II in the Mediterranean, 1942–1945, Algonquin (Chapel Hill, NC), 1990.
Fatal Decision: Anzio and the Battle for Rome, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1991.
Patton: A Genius for War, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1995.
Eisenhower: A Soldier’s Life, 1890–1945, Henry Holt (New York, NY), 2002.
Warlord: A life of Winston Churchill at War, 1874–1945 (1st ed.). New York City, New York: HarperCollins. November 2008.
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