Operation Husky [[electronic resource] ] : the Canadian invasion of Sicily, July 10-August 7, 1943 / / Mark Zuehlke
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| Autore: |
Zuehlke Mark <1955->
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| Titolo: |
Operation Husky [[electronic resource] ] : the Canadian invasion of Sicily, July 10-August 7, 1943 / / Mark Zuehlke
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| Pubblicazione: | Vancouver, B.C., : Douglas & McIntyre, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (505 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 940.542158 |
| Soggetto topico: | Operation Husky, 1943 |
| World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Italy - Sicily | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 467-476) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction The Supreme Tragedy -- Part 1. Towards an Invasion -- 1. If the Army Can't Agree -- 2. Finally, the Final Plan -- 3. Everyone Knowing His Job -- 4. Going to Be Some Party -- Part 2. First Blooding -- 5. The Actuality of War -- 6. Which Direction Do We Take? -- 7. Call This a Fight? -- 8. These Men Have Surrendered -- 9. On Shank's Mare -- 10. Wranglings -- 11. Hazards and Hardships -- Part 3. Battle for the Sicilian Hills -- 12. Long and Savage Minutes -- 13. Mountain Boys -- 14. Private Miracles -- 15. Faces to the Foe -- 16. Daring and Spectacular Actions -- Part 4. The Eastward Advance -- 17. Follow the Band -- 18. Red Patch Devils -- 19. Lion, Tiger, and Grizzly -- 20. Hard Fighting -- 21. Roughest Country Yet -- 22. Such a Party -- 23. On a Barren Sicilian Mountainside -- Epilogue Operation Husky in Memory -- Appendix A. Principal Units and Commanders in Operation Husky -- Appendix B. The Canadian Army in Operation Husky (Combat Units Only) -- Appendix C. Canadian Infantry Battalion (Typical Organization) -- Appendix D. Canadian Military Order of Rank -- Appendix E. Axis Military Order of Rank -- Appendix F. The Decorations. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | On July 10, 1943, two great Allied armadas of over 2,000 ships readied to invade Sicily. This was Operation Husky, the first step toward winning a toehold in fascist-occupied Europe. Among the invaders were 20,000 Canadian troops serving in the First Canadian Infantry Division and First Canadian Tank Brigade ? in their first combat experience. Over the next 28 days, the Allied troops carved a path through the rugged land, despite fierce German opposition. Drawing on firsthand accounts of veterans and official military records, Operation Husky offers a gripping, meticulous ac |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Operation Husky |
| ISBN: | 1-926685-77-6 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910456413203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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