The Liberator One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau Cover Image

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The Liberator [electronic resource] : One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau / Alex Kershaw.

Kershaw, Alex. (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780307888013 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0307888010 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
Publisher: New York : Crown, 2012.

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The dustbowl -- The west -- Off to war -- Italy -- Sicily -- The race for Messina -- Mountain country -- Anzio -- Danger ahead -- Hell broke loose -- A blood dimmed tide -- The battle of the caves -- Crossing the line -- The bitch-head -- The break out -- Rome -- France -- Day 401 -- The Champagne campaign -- The Vosges -- Germany -- Black December -- The breaking point -- Defeat -- The river -- The Siegfried Line -- Cassino on the Main -- Downfall -- The heart of darkness -- The day of the Americans -- The hounds of hell -- The coal yard -- The Linden incident -- The long day closes -- Last battles -- The last days -- Victory in Europe -- Peace breaks out -- The last battle.