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Spearhead of Fifth Army : the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Italy, from the winter line to Anzio /

"An excellent read for anyone interested in men at war, as well as for students of the airborne operations, the Italian Campaign, and the war in Europe" (The NYMAS Review). Upon the completion of the Sicily and Salerno Campaigns in 1943, the paratroopers of Col. Reuben Tucker's 504th...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lunteren, Frank van (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Casemate Publishers, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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