03545nam 2200577 a 450 991081753730332120240131142135.01-926685-81-4(CKB)2430000000002738(EBL)557523(OCoLC)647823651(SSID)ssj0000478357(PQKBManifestationID)12165635(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000478357(PQKBWorkID)10420050(PQKB)11296338(GLC)416992(CaBNvSL)slc00225162(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/201mp3(MiAaPQ)EBC557523(EXLCZ)99243000000000273820030407d2003 uy 0engtxtcThe Gothic line[electronic resource] Canada's month of hell in World War II ItalyVancouver [B.C.] Douglas & McIntyre20031 online resource (870 p.)GOBI1-55365-068-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 526-536) and index.Introduction : Long march to the Gothic line -- Part One : Return to the Adriatic -- 1 Sojourn in Florence -- 2 A very happy family -- 3 Inevitable wrangles -- 4 With the greatest energy -- 5 Under the boot heel -- 6 A tremendous nut to crack -- Part two : Drive to the Gothic line -- 7 We begin the last lap -- 8 Ah, Cannon! -- 9 Quite an affair -- 10 A gallant do -- 11 Most difficult and unpleasant -- 12 Something radically wrong -- Part three : The gate crash -- 13 Go down, boys -- 14 A definite breach -- 15 A bitter day -- 16 Pure bloody murcer -- 17 A greater sorrow -- 18 Absolute bedlam -- 19 A long chance -- Part four : The dog fight -- 20 All this unpleasantness -- 21 A sure-thing gallop -- 22 It was useless -- 23 A hard row to hoe -- 24 Five minutes to twelve -- Part five : The ridges -- 25 This is our house -- 26 A carefully coordinated plan -- 27 Little reason for it -- 28 To the last man -- 29 Going to bleed you -- 30 We'll all be heroes -- 31 The gallant attackers -- 32 Well done, Canada -- Epilogue : the Gothic line in memory -- Appendix A : Eighth Army order of battle -- Appendix B : Candians at the Gothic line -- Appendix C : Canandian Infantry Battalion (typical organization) -- Appendix D : Canadian military order of rank -- Appendix E : German military order of rank -- Appendix F : The decorations -- Glossary of common military terms and weaponry.Stretching like an armor-toothed belt across Italy's upper thigh, the Gothic Line was the most fiercely defended position of Hitler's army, but a bloody 28-day offensive led by Canada's first Infantry Division ruptured the German defenses and opened the way for an Allied advance. Through the vivid stories of the soldiers who fought there, this dramatic book recounts a forgotten part of Canadian history and captures the horror and glory Canadians found on the remote battlefield of a far-off land.World War, 1939-1945CampaignsItalyFBC2.VerdenskrigFBCKrigshistorieFBCCanadaFBCWorld War, 1939-1945Campaigns2.VerdenskrigKrigshistorieCanada940.542zZuehlke Mark871560Gibson Library Connections, Inc.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817537303321The Gothic line4016308UNINA