{"product_id":"europe-from-the-southwest-persuasive-map-world-war-2-richard-edes-harrison-1944-p-8-006751","title":"Europe from the Southwest—Persuasive map—World War 2—Richard Edes Harrison 1944","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e'Europe from the Southwest'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis atlas version of Harrison’s map, origianlly issues in January 1943 as \"The Not-So-Soft Underside\", but here retitled \"Europe from the Southwest\", reveals a changed emphasis. The original map challenged Churchill’s \"soft underbelly\" strategy: Harrison saw the Mediterranean approach as a formidable geography of mountains, islands, narrow seas and difficult coasts. By June 1944, after Sicily had fallen, Mussolini had been overthrown and Italy had changed sides, Harrison's sharper title—and message—had softened. Perhaps Harrison had been partly wrong: Churchill had seen not easy terrain, but a weak Italian enemy vulnerable to collapse. Yet the brutal Italian campaign also vindicated Harrison’s warning. The map’s later message is more balanced: southern Europe was strategically vital, but never geographically easy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52934518112603,"sku":"P-8-006751","price":115.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-8-006751a.jpg?v=1778179196","url":"https:\/\/www.antiquemapsandprints.com\/fr\/products\/europe-from-the-southwest-persuasive-map-world-war-2-richard-edes-harrison-1944-p-8-006751","provider":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}