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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
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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. Full description
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Table of Contents:
- 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
