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The liberator : one World War II soldier's 500-day odyssey from the beaches of Sicily to the gates of Dachau
Title:
The liberator : one World War II soldier's 500-day odyssey from the beaches of Sicily to the gates of Dachau
ISBN:
9780307887993
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Crown Publishers, 2012.
Physical Description:
433 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents:
The graves -- The dust bowl -- The West -- Off to war -- Italy -- Sicily -- The race for Messina -- Mountain country -- Anzio -- Danger ahead -- Hell broke loose -- A blood-dimmed tide -- The Battle of the Caves -- Crossing the line -- The bitch-head -- The breakout -- Rome -- France -- Day 401 -- The Champagne Campaign -- The Vosges -- Germany -- Black December -- The breaking point -- Defeat -- The river -- The Siegfried Line -- Cassino on the Main -- Downfall -- The heart of darkness -- The day of the Americans -- The hounds of hell -- The coal yard -- The Linden incident -- The long day closes -- Last battles -- The last days -- Victory in Europe -- Peace breaks out -- The last battle.
Summary:
The true story of the bloodiest and most dramatic march to victory of the Second World War. The battlefield odyssey of a maverick U.S. Army officer and his infantry unit as they fought for over five hundred days to liberate Europe; from the invasion of Italy to the gates of Dachau.
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