From Omaha Beach to Dawson's Ridge : the combat journal of Captain Joe Dawson /

An infantry company commander in the U.S. Army's heralded 1st Infantry Division, Capt. Joseph Turner Dawson led his men through some of the most brutal battles of World War II. From the invasion of North Africa in late 1942 through Sicily and the assault on Normandy to the push toward the Germa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dawson, Joe, 1914-1998 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Kingseed, Cole C. (Cole Christian), 1949- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2005]
Temas:
Dawson, Joe, > 1914-1998 > Correspondence.
Dawson, Joe, > 1914-1998
United States. > Army. > Infantry Regiment, 16th (1869-1957)
United States. > Army > Officers > Correspondence.
United States. > Army
1939 - 1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Western Front.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Africa, North.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Front occidental.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Afrique du Nord.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Armed Forces > Officers
Military campaigns
Offizier
Weltkrieg > 1939-1945
Heer
Tweede Wereldoorlog.
Veldtochten.
Weltkrieg (1939-1945)
North Africa
Western Front (World War (1939-1945))
USA
UNITED STATES. ARMY. INFANTRY REGIMENT, 16TH.
Historical
Military
Personal narratives > American
Personal correspondence
Erlebnisbericht.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:An infantry company commander in the U.S. Army's heralded 1st Infantry Division, Capt. Joseph Turner Dawson led his men through some of the most brutal battles of World War II. From the invasion of North Africa in late 1942 through Sicily and the assault on Normandy to the push toward the German frontier late in 1944, his length of service on the frontlines was extraordinary, and his heroism while holding off the Germans on a ridge near Aachen, Germany, is legendary. Based on Dawson's own combat journal, this book focuses on leadership in combat during the greatest human drama of the twen.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781612515236
1612515231

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