Death and Life in the Big Red One : A Soldier's World War II Journey from North Africa to Germany /

"Joe Olexa enlisted in the US Army in December 1940, figuring that if he was going to be in a war, he might as well start training. Assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, nicknamed "The Big Red One," he served in Company L of its 26th Infantry Regiment for the next four years. Along t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Olexa, Joseph P., 1918-2000 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Smither, James R. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, [2023]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Olexa, Joseph P., > 1918-2000.
United States. > Army. > Infantry Regiment, 26th (1901-1957)
United States. > Army. > Infantry Division, 1st.
United States. > Army. > Infantry Division, 1st > History.
United States. > Army. > Infantry Regiment, 26th (1901-1957) > Biography.
Soldiers.
Military campaigns.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military.
HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General.
Aachen, Battle of, Aachen, Germany, 1944.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Western Front.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Africa, North.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
Soldiers > United States > Biography.
Western Front (World War (1939-1945))
United States.
North Africa.
Germany > Aachen.
Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.
Personal narratives > American.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preparing for War
  • Oran
  • Into Tunisia
  • Feeling Out the Enemy
  • Kasserine and El Guettar
  • Last Battles in Tunisia
  • Sea Scout
  • Sicily
  • England Again
  • D-Day to Ste. Anne
  • Caumont
  • Recovery
  • To the German Frontier
  • Aachen
  • A Very Long Day
  • The Long Road Home.

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