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Il giornalista e scrittore fohn Hersey dopo la guerra (A.F.L. V.)

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WlNNEROFTHE PULITZERPRIZE

La copertina della 1 a edizione del romanzo di f ohn Hersey "A bell far Adano"

La co perti na di una r ecente edizione de l roman z o " A bell for Ada no "

La copertina de lla 1 a edizion e italiana (Bompiani 1956) d el roman zo " Una Campana per Adano "

Adano

La copertina della 2a edizione italiana (Mondadori 1973, gli Oscar) del romanzo "Una campana per Adano"

La copertina della 3a edizione italiana (La Vedetta 1989) del romanzo "Una Campana per Adano"

2oi, CIIITUl'r-FO•

La locandina del film

"A bell Jor Adano" (A .F.L. V.)

Altra locandina del film

" A bell ford Adano" (A .F.L. V .)

La locandina della edizione italiana del film

Una scena del film "A bell for Adano" (A.F.G. T.)

Life del 18 dicembre 1944. Numero speciale dedicato alla riduzione teatrale di "A bell far Adano" (A.F.L. V.)

Licata, via Gaetano De Pasqua li, lo stemma sabaudo tra i fasci littori sul prospetto di una delle palazzine dei Ferrovieri (foto arch. S. Cipriano)

Il soldato Audie Murphy, sbarcato a Licata con la 3a Divisione di Fanteria del Generale Truscott viene decorato al valore militare (A.F.L. V.)

Audie Murphy sulla copertina di Life del 16 luglio 1945 (A.F.L. V.)

Il pluridecorato Audie Murphy promosso tenente per meriti di guerra (A.F.L. V.)

Licata, piazza della Vittoria, il monumento celebrativo dello sbarco della 3a Div . di Fanteria americana (foto dell'autore)

Il col. della riserva comandante della base Usa di Sigonella interviene alla celebrazione del 65 ° anniversario dello sbarco alleato (A.F L. V.)

Frank Toscani, in una foto del 18 agosto 1964 (A.F.G.T.)

La lapide tombale di Frank Toscani scomparso il 24 gennaio 2001 (A.F.G.T.)

Francobolli commemorativi dello sbarco in Sicilia emessi dalle Isole Marshall con le spiagge di Licata (A.F.L. V.)

La custodia di un film documentario sullo sbarco in Sicilia (A.F.L. V.)