Edition |
First Edition. |
Description |
433 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
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. |
Local Note |
1 6 14 |
Subject |
Sparks, Felix Laurence, 1917-2007.
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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 157th. Battalion, 3rd.
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United States. Army -- Officers -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy.
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Added Title |
Five hundred days |
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One soldier's odyssey from the invasion of Sicily to the gates of Dachau |
ISBN |
9780307887993 : $28.00 |
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0307887995 : $28.00 |
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