LEADER 03613nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910456370903321 005 20210827121808.0 010 $a1-926685-81-4 035 $a(CKB)2430000000002738 035 $a(EBL)557523 035 $a(OCoLC)647823651 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000478357 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12165635 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000478357 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10420050 035 $a(PQKB)11296338 035 $a(GLC)416992 035 $a(CaBNvSL)slc00225162 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC557523 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000002738 100 $a20030407d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Gothic line$b[electronic resource] $eCanada's month of hell in World War II Italy /$fMark Zuehlke 210 $aVancouver [B.C.] $cDouglas & McIntyre$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (870 p.) 311 $a1-55365-068-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 526-536) and index. 327 $aIntroduction : 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. 330 $aStretching 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. 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zItaly$2FBC 606 $a2.Verdenskrig$2FBC 606 $aKrigshistorie$2FBC 606 $aCanada$2FBC 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns 615 7$a2.Verdenskrig 615 7$aKrigshistorie 615 7$aCanada 676 $a940.542 686 $a940.542$2z 700 $aZuehlke$b Mark$0871560 701 $aZuelke$b Mark$01055674 712 02$aGibson Library Connections, Inc. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456370903321 996 $aThe Gothic line$92489258 997 $aUNINA LEADER 01519nas 2200469-a 450 001 996510072703316 005 20240413012241.0 011 $a2394-3319 035 $a(CKB)954925406696 035 $a(CONSER)---41034705- 035 $a(DE-599)ZDB2553598-5 035 $a(EXLCZ)99954925406696 100 $a20751101a19319999 -a- a 101 0 $aeng 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe Indian journal of agricultural sciences 210 $aNew Delhi $cIndian Council of Agricultural Research 215 $a1 online resource 300 $aTitle varies slightly. 300 $aRefereed/Peer-reviewed 311 $aPrint version: The Indian journal of agricultural sciences. (DLC) 41034705 (OCoLC)1771510 0019-5022 606 $aAgriculture$zIndia$vPeriodicals 606 $aAgriculture$vPeriodicals 606 $aAgriculture$zInde$vPe?riodiques 606 $aAgriculture$vPe?riodiques 606 $aAgriculture$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst00801355 607 $aIndia$2fast 608 $aPeriodicals.$2fast 615 0$aAgriculture 615 0$aAgriculture 615 6$aAgriculture 615 6$aAgriculture 615 7$aAgriculture. 712 02$aImperial Council of Agricultural Research (India) 712 02$aIndian Council of Agricultural Research. 906 $aJOURNAL 912 $a996510072703316 920 $aexl_impl conversion 996 $aThe Indian journal of agricultural sciences$93010973 997 $aUNISA