02939nam 2200601 a 450 991080701090332120231206213214.01-926706-02-1(CKB)2440000000015061(EBL)557522(OCoLC)727646905(SSID)ssj0000377430(PQKBManifestationID)11282075(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000377430(PQKBWorkID)10339599(PQKB)10239939(CaPaEBR)417029(CaBNvSL)thg00604367 (Au-PeEL)EBL557522(CaPaEBR)ebr10312725(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/5bmqp2(MiAaPQ)EBC557522(MiAaPQ)EBC3252753(EXLCZ)99244000000001506120030415e20041999 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrOrtona Canada's epic World War II battle /Mark Zuehlke1st U.S. ed.Vancouver ;New York Douglas & McIntyre ;[Berkeley, Calif.] Distributed in the U.S. by Publishers Group West20041 online resource (473 p.)Originally published: Toronto, Canada : Stoddart, 1999.1-55054-557-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [423]-429) and index.CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Maps; INTRODUCTION; ONE - MARCH TO THE MORO; 1; 2; 3; 4; TWO - FOR LACK OF A BRIDGE; 5; 6; 7; 8; THREE - BREAKING THE MORO RIVER LINE; 9; 10; 11; 12; FOUR - THE GULLY; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; FIVE - LITTLE STALINGRAD; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; 30; EPILOGUE; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; APPENDIX C; APPENDIX D; APPENDIX E; GLOSSARY; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; GENERAL INDEX; INDEX OF FORMATIONS, UNITS AND CORPSIn one furious week of fighting in December 1943, the First Canadian Infantry Division took Ortona, Italy, from elite German paratroopers ordered to hold the medieval port at all costs. When the battle was over, the Canadians emerged victorious despite heavy losses. Over 2,500 Canadians died or were wounded there. Military historian Mark Zuehlke blends reminiscences of the Canadians, Germans, and Italians who were there together with a blow-by-blow account of the fighting to create a harrowing, ultimately hopeful rendering of one of World War II's defining moments.World War, 1939-1945CampaignsItalyOrtonaWorld War, 1939-1945Regimental historiesCanadaOrtona (Italy)History, Military20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945CampaignsWorld War, 1939-1945Regimental histories940.54/215713Zuehlke Mark1955-871560MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807010903321Ortona4094263UNINA