Italy's Liberator
Author : Frederic Thomas Gammon
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Page : 196 pages
File Size : 34,53 MB
Release : 1886
Category : Italy
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Author : Frederic Thomas Gammon
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Page : 196 pages
File Size : 34,53 MB
Release : 1886
Category : Italy
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Author : Frederic T. GAMMON
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Page : 168 pages
File Size : 28,46 MB
Release : 1882
Category : Generals
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Author : Alex Kershaw
Publisher : Crown
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 17,3 MB
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0307888002
The untold story of the bloodiest and most dramatic march to victory of the Second World War—now a Netflix original series starring Jose Miguel Vasquez, Bryan Hibbard, and Bradley James “Exceptional . . . worthy addition to vibrant classics of small-unit history like Stephen Ambrose’s Band of Brothers.”—Wall Street Journal Written with Alex Kershaw's trademark narrative drive and vivid immediacy, The Liberator traces the remarkable battlefield journey of maverick U.S. Army officer Felix Sparks through the Allied liberation of Europe—from the first landing in Italy to the final death throes of the Third Reich. Over five hundred bloody days, Sparks and his infantry unit battled from the beaches of Sicily through the mountains of Italy and France, ultimately enduring bitter and desperate winter combat against the die-hard SS on the Fatherland's borders. Having miraculously survived the long, bloody march across Europe, Sparks was selected to lead a final charge to Bavaria, where he and his men experienced some of the most intense street fighting suffered by Americans in World War II. And when he finally arrived at the gates of Dachau, Sparks confronted scenes that robbed the mind of reason—and put his humanity to the ultimate test.
Author : Edward Henry Nolan
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Page : 696 pages
File Size : 30,52 MB
Release : 1864
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Author : Edward Henry NOLAN (Ph.D.)
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Page : 764 pages
File Size : 10,18 MB
Release : 1864
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Author : Edward Henry Nolan
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Page : 666 pages
File Size : 40,12 MB
Release : 1865
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Author : Edward Henry Nolan
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Page : 660 pages
File Size : 45,31 MB
Release : 1864
Category : Italy
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Author : Philip A. St. John
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 26,75 MB
Release : 1990
Category : B-24 (Bomber)
ISBN : 0938021990
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Page : 471 pages
File Size : 50,1 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Fighter pilots
ISBN : 9780964066519
"FLYING COLT" LIBERATOR PILOT IN ITALY Diary and History 456TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP (HEAVY) 15TH AIR Force ROBERT S. CAPPS, Colonel, USAF, Retired The famous "Battle of Britain" prevented the German invasion of England in 1940, because the Royal Air Force dominated skies over Britain. Nazi Germany was attempting to prevent the invasion of Europe (D-Day) by dominating skies over Europe, as the 456th Bomb Group arrived in Italy during January 1944. This was less than five months before the planned Allied invasion of Europe, ordered for early June, 1944. Germany dominated the skies This book gives a detailed history how the 456th Bomb Group of B-24 Liberators helped gain air superiority in Europe, making D-Day possible, on time. During this great four month battle, the 456th Bombardment Group lost almost one-third of its aircraft. Written by Dr. Robert Capps a Group pilot during this period.
Author : Jon B. Mikolashek
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 19,21 MB
Release : 2013-03-22
Category : History
ISBN : 1612001432
“Mikolashek . . . has given we history readers and buffs, as well as military historians, a new introduction to a key American General of World War 2.” —Jim Kane, 1 Man and His Books Although not nearly as well-known as other US Army senior commanders, Gen. Mark Clark is one of the four men—along with Eisenhower, Patton, and Bradley—who historian Martin Blumenson called “the essential quartet of American leaders who achieved victory in Europe.” Eisenhower nicknamed him the American Eagle. A skilled staff officer, Clark rose quickly through the ranks, and by the time America entered the war, he was deputy commander of Allied forces in north Africa. Several weeks before Operation Torch, Clark landed by submarine in a daring mission to negotiate the cooperation of the Vichy French. He was subsequently named commander of United States Fifth Army and tasked with the invasion of Italy. Fifth Army and Mark Clark are virtually synonymous. From the September 1943 landing at Salerno, Clark and his army fought their way north against skilled German resistance, augmented by mountainous terrain. The daring January 1944 end-run at Anzio, although not immediately successful, set the stage for Fifth Army’s liberation of Rome on June 4, 1944, after ten months of hard fighting. Mikolashek, a history professor at the United States Army Command and General Staff College, sheds much needed historical light on one of America’s most important fighting generals in this “warts and all” biography. He also demonstrates the importance of the Italian Campaign, paying tribute to the valorous soldiers of U.S. Fifth Army and their Allied comrades.