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Ortona : Canada's Epic World War II Battle.
In one furious week of fighting in December 1943, the First Canadian Infantry Division took Ortona, Italy, from elite German paratroopers ordered to hold the medieval port at all costs. When the battle was over, the Canadians emerged victorious despite heavy losses. Over 2,500 Canadians died or were...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Douglas & McIntyre,
2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Maps; Introduction: The Way to Ortona; One / March to the Moro; Two / For Lack of a Bridge; Three / Breaking the Moro River Line; Four / The Gully; Five / Little Stalingrad; Epilogue: Ortona in Memory; Appendix A: The Canadians at Ortona; Appendix B: Canadian Infantry Battalion (Typical Organization); Appendix C: Canadian Military Order of Rank; Appendix D: German Military Order of Rank; Appendix E: The Decorations; Glossary of Common Canadian Military Terms and Weaponry; Notes; Bibliography.
- General IndexIndex of Formations, Units and Corps.