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The liberator : one World War II soldier's 500-day odyssey from the beaches of Sicily to the gates of Dachau, Alex Kershaw

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The liberator : one World War II soldier's 500-day odyssey from the beaches of Sicily to the gates of Dachau

809726515

Alex Kershaw

The true story of the bloodiest and most dramatic march to victory of the Second World War. The battlefield odyssey of a maverick U.S. Army officer and his infantry unit as they fought for over five hundred days to liberate Europe; frmo the invasion of Italy to the gates of Dachau

The dust bowl. 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 breakout -- Rome -- France. Day 401 -- The Champagne compaign -- 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