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Descending from the clouds : a memoir of combat in the 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division / / Spencer F. Wurst and Gayle Wurst
| Descending from the clouds : a memoir of combat in the 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division / / Spencer F. Wurst and Gayle Wurst |
| Autore | Wurst Spencer F (Spencer Free) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [New York, New York] : , : Casemate Publishing, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 940.548173 |
| Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Front
World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - United States Soldiers - United States |
| ISBN | 1-5040-2184-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Praise for Descending from the Clouds; Title Page; Epigraph; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Enlistment and Premobilization Training, 112th Infantry, Pennsylvania Army National Guard; Chapter 2: Mobilization, Basic, and Small Unit Training; Chapter 3: Company, Battalion, Regimental, and First Army Maneuvers, 1941; Chapter 4: Units in Turmoil: Pearl Harbor, Southern Training Camps, and War-time Expansion; Chapter 5: From the 112th Infantry to Parachute School, Fort Benning; Chapter 6: First Assignment: 507 Parachute Infantry Regiment
Chapter 7: Second Assignment: Cadre, 513 Parachute Infantry Regiment Volunteering for Overseas Duty; Chapter 8: French Morocco: Fifth Army Mines and Demolition School; Chapter 9: Permanent Assignment: Company F, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment; the Move to Sicily; Chapter 10: First Combat Jump: Salerno, Italy 73; Chapter 11: Baptism by Fire: The Battle of Arnone 83; Chapter 12: A City Torn by War: Duty and Bombings in Naples; Chapter 13: Cookstown and Belfast, Northern Ireland; Chapter 14: Camp Quorn, England 105; Chapter 15: D-Day, Normandy: Preparations for the Big Jump Chapter 16: D-Day Jump: The Defense of Ste. Mère-EgliseChapter 17: Patrols and Hedgerow Battles: From Neuville-au-Plain and Le Ham to St. Sauveur-le-Vicomte; Chapter 18: Long Days in Normandy: The Battle of St. Sauveur-le-Vicomte, the Bois de Limors, and Hill 131; Chapter 19: As Close to Home as it Gets: Return to Camp Quorn; Chapter 20: Market-Garden: The Combat Jump at Groesbeek and Entry into Nijmegen; Chapter 21: Nijmegen: The Battle for Hunner Park and Control of the South End of the Highway Bridge; Chapter 22: Aftermath: Hunner Park and Bridge Security Chapter 23: Defensive Operations: Road Blocks, Dikes, and the End of the Holland MissionChapter 24: The Ardennes Campaign: From Camp Suippes, France, to Trois Ponts, Belgium; Chapter 25: From the Battle of the Bulge to the Hurtgen Forest, Germany; Chapter 26: The End in Sight: Through the Siegfried Line to the Roer River; Epilogue: Homeward Bound; Image Gallery; Notes; Index; Acknowledgments; Copyright Page |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819510603321 |
Wurst Spencer F (Spencer Free)
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| [New York, New York] : , : Casemate Publishing, , 2007 | ||
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Dogface soldiers : U.S. infantry riflemen and the war against Hitler's Wehrmacht in the Mediterranean and Northwestern Europe / / by Marco Büchl ; translation, Schnellübersetzer GmbH (J. Buschman)
| Dogface soldiers : U.S. infantry riflemen and the war against Hitler's Wehrmacht in the Mediterranean and Northwestern Europe / / by Marco Büchl ; translation, Schnellübersetzer GmbH (J. Buschman) |
| Autore | Büchl Marco Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wien, Austria : , : Böhlau Verlag, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (324 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 900 |
| Collana |
Open Access e-Books
Knowledge Unlatched |
| Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - United States
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Europe |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The American way of war: socio-cultural and mass psychological dualisms between the U.S. and its military forces -- 3. Between the wars: demobilization, isolationism and reactions to the crisis in Europe -- 4. From defensive to offensive planning -- 5. The right way, the wrong way. the Army way -- 6. Digression: African Americans in the army of the United States -- 7. The American occupation of Great Britain -- 8. Dogface soldiers -- 9. Up front … with Mauldin -- 10. The greatest generation?. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910153758503321 |
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Büchl Marco Robert
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| Wien, Austria : , : Böhlau Verlag, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dogface soldiers : U.S. infantry riflemen and the war against Hitler's Wehrmacht in the Mediterranean and Northwestern Europe / / by Marco Büchl ; translation, Schnellübersetzer GmbH (J. Buschman)
| Dogface soldiers : U.S. infantry riflemen and the war against Hitler's Wehrmacht in the Mediterranean and Northwestern Europe / / by Marco Büchl ; translation, Schnellübersetzer GmbH (J. Buschman) |
| Autore | Büchl Marco Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wien, Austria : , : Böhlau Verlag, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (324 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 900 |
| Collana |
Open Access e-Books
Knowledge Unlatched |
| Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - United States
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Europe |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The American way of war: socio-cultural and mass psychological dualisms between the U.S. and its military forces -- 3. Between the wars: demobilization, isolationism and reactions to the crisis in Europe -- 4. From defensive to offensive planning -- 5. The right way, the wrong way. the Army way -- 6. Digression: African Americans in the army of the United States -- 7. The American occupation of Great Britain -- 8. Dogface soldiers -- 9. Up front … with Mauldin -- 10. The greatest generation?. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910563169603321 |
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Büchl Marco Robert
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| Wien, Austria : , : Böhlau Verlag, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Draftee Division : the 88th Infantry Division in World War II / / John Sloan Brown
| Draftee Division : the 88th Infantry Division in World War II / / John Sloan Brown |
| Autore | Brown John Sloan <1949-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1986 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
| Disciplina | 940.54/12/73 |
| Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - United States
Draftees - United States - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-8131-8588-2
0-8131-6226-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Draftee Divisions: The Historical Roots; 2. Personnel and Personnel Utilization: Bureaucratic Roulette; 3. Training: Honing the Edge; 4. Logistics: The Strongest Card; 5. The Movement Overseas: Keeping the Edge; 6. Minturno: Baptism by Fire; 7. Diadem: The First Three Days; 8. Minturno to Rome: The Pursuit; 9. Rome to the Alps--and Beyond; Appendix 1. Cumulative Personnel-Induced Training Time Losses; Appendix 2. The Mythos of Wehrmacht Superiority: Colonel Dupuy Reconsidered
Abbreviations and File NumbersNotes; Bibliographical Essay; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460688003321 |
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Brown John Sloan <1949->
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| Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1986 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Draftee Division : the 88th Infantry Division in World War II / / John Sloan Brown
| Draftee Division : the 88th Infantry Division in World War II / / John Sloan Brown |
| Autore | Brown John Sloan <1949-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1986 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
| Disciplina | 940.54/12/73 |
| Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - United States
Draftees - United States - History |
| ISBN |
0-8131-8588-2
0-8131-6226-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Draftee Divisions: The Historical Roots; 2. Personnel and Personnel Utilization: Bureaucratic Roulette; 3. Training: Honing the Edge; 4. Logistics: The Strongest Card; 5. The Movement Overseas: Keeping the Edge; 6. Minturno: Baptism by Fire; 7. Diadem: The First Three Days; 8. Minturno to Rome: The Pursuit; 9. Rome to the Alps--and Beyond; Appendix 1. Cumulative Personnel-Induced Training Time Losses; Appendix 2. The Mythos of Wehrmacht Superiority: Colonel Dupuy Reconsidered
Abbreviations and File NumbersNotes; Bibliographical Essay; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787483803321 |
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Brown John Sloan <1949->
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| Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1986 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Draftee Division : the 88th Infantry Division in World War II / / John Sloan Brown
| Draftee Division : the 88th Infantry Division in World War II / / John Sloan Brown |
| Autore | Brown John Sloan <1949-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1986 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
| Disciplina | 940.54/12/73 |
| Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - United States
Draftees - United States - History |
| ISBN |
0-8131-8588-2
0-8131-6226-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Draftee Divisions: The Historical Roots; 2. Personnel and Personnel Utilization: Bureaucratic Roulette; 3. Training: Honing the Edge; 4. Logistics: The Strongest Card; 5. The Movement Overseas: Keeping the Edge; 6. Minturno: Baptism by Fire; 7. Diadem: The First Three Days; 8. Minturno to Rome: The Pursuit; 9. Rome to the Alps--and Beyond; Appendix 1. Cumulative Personnel-Induced Training Time Losses; Appendix 2. The Mythos of Wehrmacht Superiority: Colonel Dupuy Reconsidered
Abbreviations and File NumbersNotes; Bibliographical Essay; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820252503321 |
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Brown John Sloan <1949->
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| Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1986 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Every day a nightmare [[electronic resource] ] : American pursuit pilots in the defense of Java, 1941-1942 / / William H. Bartsch
| Every day a nightmare [[electronic resource] ] : American pursuit pilots in the defense of Java, 1941-1942 / / William H. Bartsch |
| Autore | Bartsch William H. <1933-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (537 p.) |
| Disciplina | 940.54/25982 |
| Collana | Number 131: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series |
| Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, American
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Indonesia - Java World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - United States Fighter pilots - United States - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-299-05263-0
1-60344-246-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue. Never in our history has there been a time like the present -- Plans for reaching you quickly with pursuit are jeopardized -- We are virtually a floating ammunition dump -- We came 4,700 miles and are pigeon-holed! -- The news from Wavell is all bad -- There goes our ferry route -- Second lieutenants are expendable -- You are not forgotten men -- A collection of the worst landings I have ever seen -- I'm all shot to hell! -- These guys are really inexperienced -- Someone is crazy! This is murder! -- I deeply regret failure to hold Abda Area -- I was thoroughly enjoying myself -- Nothing will ever happen to me -- He was wholly unrecognizable -- How can we operate against such odds? -- Every day a nightmare! -- Nothing less than desertion -- Thousands of men gone completely mad -- Senseless in all senses -- Give us 24 hours to get out of this God-damned place! -- Epilogue -- Appendix. Table 1. Pilots of 21st Pursuit Squadron -- Table 2. Pilots of 34th Pursuit Squadron -- Table 3. Pilots of 35th pursuit group -- Table 4. Pilots of 14th, 20th and 51st pursuit groups -- Table 5. Philippines pursuit pilots sent to Australia -- Table 6. Pilots and aircraft of 17th Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 7. Pilots of 20th Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 8. Pilots and aircraft of 3rd Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 9. Pilots and aircraft of 33rd Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 10. Pilots of 13th Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 11. Enlisted men of 17th Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 12. Enlisted men of 20th Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 13. Enlisted men of the 3rd Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 14. Personnel embarked on USS Langley -- Table 15. Japanese aircraft shot down or badly damaged. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458826903321 |
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Bartsch William H. <1933->
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| College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Every day a nightmare [[electronic resource] ] : American pursuit pilots in the defense of Java, 1941-1942 / / William H. Bartsch
| Every day a nightmare [[electronic resource] ] : American pursuit pilots in the defense of Java, 1941-1942 / / William H. Bartsch |
| Autore | Bartsch William H. <1933-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (537 p.) |
| Disciplina | 940.54/25982 |
| Collana | Number 131: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series |
| Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, American
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Indonesia - Java World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - United States Fighter pilots - United States - History - 20th century |
| ISBN |
1-299-05263-0
1-60344-246-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue. Never in our history has there been a time like the present -- Plans for reaching you quickly with pursuit are jeopardized -- We are virtually a floating ammunition dump -- We came 4,700 miles and are pigeon-holed! -- The news from Wavell is all bad -- There goes our ferry route -- Second lieutenants are expendable -- You are not forgotten men -- A collection of the worst landings I have ever seen -- I'm all shot to hell! -- These guys are really inexperienced -- Someone is crazy! This is murder! -- I deeply regret failure to hold Abda Area -- I was thoroughly enjoying myself -- Nothing will ever happen to me -- He was wholly unrecognizable -- How can we operate against such odds? -- Every day a nightmare! -- Nothing less than desertion -- Thousands of men gone completely mad -- Senseless in all senses -- Give us 24 hours to get out of this God-damned place! -- Epilogue -- Appendix. Table 1. Pilots of 21st Pursuit Squadron -- Table 2. Pilots of 34th Pursuit Squadron -- Table 3. Pilots of 35th pursuit group -- Table 4. Pilots of 14th, 20th and 51st pursuit groups -- Table 5. Philippines pursuit pilots sent to Australia -- Table 6. Pilots and aircraft of 17th Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 7. Pilots of 20th Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 8. Pilots and aircraft of 3rd Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 9. Pilots and aircraft of 33rd Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 10. Pilots of 13th Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 11. Enlisted men of 17th Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 12. Enlisted men of 20th Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 13. Enlisted men of the 3rd Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 14. Personnel embarked on USS Langley -- Table 15. Japanese aircraft shot down or badly damaged. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791411203321 |
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Bartsch William H. <1933->
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| College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Every day a nightmare [[electronic resource] ] : American pursuit pilots in the defense of Java, 1941-1942 / / William H. Bartsch
| Every day a nightmare [[electronic resource] ] : American pursuit pilots in the defense of Java, 1941-1942 / / William H. Bartsch |
| Autore | Bartsch William H. <1933-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (537 p.) |
| Disciplina | 940.54/25982 |
| Collana | Number 131: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series |
| Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, American
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Indonesia - Java World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - United States Fighter pilots - United States - History - 20th century |
| ISBN |
1-299-05263-0
1-60344-246-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue. Never in our history has there been a time like the present -- Plans for reaching you quickly with pursuit are jeopardized -- We are virtually a floating ammunition dump -- We came 4,700 miles and are pigeon-holed! -- The news from Wavell is all bad -- There goes our ferry route -- Second lieutenants are expendable -- You are not forgotten men -- A collection of the worst landings I have ever seen -- I'm all shot to hell! -- These guys are really inexperienced -- Someone is crazy! This is murder! -- I deeply regret failure to hold Abda Area -- I was thoroughly enjoying myself -- Nothing will ever happen to me -- He was wholly unrecognizable -- How can we operate against such odds? -- Every day a nightmare! -- Nothing less than desertion -- Thousands of men gone completely mad -- Senseless in all senses -- Give us 24 hours to get out of this God-damned place! -- Epilogue -- Appendix. Table 1. Pilots of 21st Pursuit Squadron -- Table 2. Pilots of 34th Pursuit Squadron -- Table 3. Pilots of 35th pursuit group -- Table 4. Pilots of 14th, 20th and 51st pursuit groups -- Table 5. Philippines pursuit pilots sent to Australia -- Table 6. Pilots and aircraft of 17th Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 7. Pilots of 20th Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 8. Pilots and aircraft of 3rd Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 9. Pilots and aircraft of 33rd Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 10. Pilots of 13th Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 11. Enlisted men of 17th Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 12. Enlisted men of 20th Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 13. Enlisted men of the 3rd Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- Table 14. Personnel embarked on USS Langley -- Table 15. Japanese aircraft shot down or badly damaged. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827120803321 |
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Bartsch William H. <1933->
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| College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fifth Army at the winter line, 15 November 1943-15 January 1944
| Fifth Army at the winter line, 15 November 1943-15 January 1944 |
| Autore | Anon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified] : , : Pickle Partners Publishing, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (133 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 940.541273 |
| Collana | American Forces in Action Series |
| Soggetto topico | World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - United States |
| ISBN | 1-78289-460-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910163195303321 |
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Anon
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| [Place of publication not identified] : , : Pickle Partners Publishing, , [2013] | ||
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