A River Swift and Deadly - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A River Swift and Deadly write by Lee Carraway Smith. This book was released on 1989. A River Swift and Deadly available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. History of the Rapido River Battle in Italy during World War II from the viewpoint of over one hundred combat soldiers from the 36th Division known as the "T Patchers."
A River Swift and Deadly
A River Swift and Deadly - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A River Swift and Deadly write by Lee Smith. This book was released on 2018-08-22. A River Swift and Deadly available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the infantry, dying is a necessary cost of doing business. If the infantryman survives his first battle, he comes to expect losses because it is the infantry that moves the arrows forward on the map -- and advancement has it price. It is the job of the generals to see that the most is gained with the least loss. If the strategy is sound and the operation goes well, the losses are accepted and the process begins again. There are those times, however infrequent, when everything goes wrong, nothing is gained, and even the most veteran officers and men must search deep within themselves to reconcile the terrible losses. This is the story of such a time and of the men the 36th "Texas" infantry Division who fought in the Rapido River battle but refused to accept the official explanation of why so many were called to such a great sacrifice. In interviewing over one hundred men from the 36th Division who fought at the Rapido, two emotions stand out. First is the loyalty and love that the men have for each other. Theirs is a close bond forged in the cold and mud of the Italian winter, when supplies were short and replacements for heavy losses of men were slow to arrive. One man stated that he was closer to the men in his company than to any of his brothers. This closeness is at the heart of the Rapido story. The second is the bravery of the men who went forward in a battle where victory was less likely than death. This is not a story of just the few whose deeds of heroism stand out but, rather, of the average soldier who was called upon to go about the business of war day after day. They did not flinch from their responsibility and they did not stand out for special recognition. Thus, the emphasis of this book is not upon the politics and personalities within the command structure. Instead, it is the view from the foxhole with a broad overview of the politics and the commanders.
Assembly
Assembly - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Assembly write by West Point Association of Graduates (Organization).. This book was released on 1991. Assembly available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Crossing the Rapido
Crossing the Rapido - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Crossing the Rapido write by Duane P. Schultz. This book was released on 2010. Crossing the Rapido available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The crossing of the Rapido, in the shadow of the monastery atop Monte Cassino, was one of the colossal mistakes of World War II. This is the first book-length history of the operation.
The Day of Battle
The Day of Battle - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Day of Battle write by Rick Atkinson. This book was released on 2007-10-02. The Day of Battle available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In the second volume of his epic trilogy about the liberation of Europe in World War II, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson tells the harrowing story of the campaigns in Sicily and Italy In An Army at Dawn—winner of the Pulitzer Prize—Rick Atkinson provided a dramatic and authoritative history of the Allied triumph in North Africa. Now, in The Day of Battle, he follows the strengthening American and British armies as they invade Sicily in July 1943 and then, mile by bloody mile, fight their way north toward Rome. The Italian campaign's outcome was never certain; in fact, Roosevelt, Churchill, and their military advisers engaged in heated debate about whether an invasion of the so-called soft underbelly of Europe was even a good idea. But once under way, the commitment to liberate Italy from the Nazis never wavered, despite the agonizingly high price. The battles at Salerno, Anzio, and Monte Cassino were particularly difficult and lethal, yet as the months passed, the Allied forces continued to drive the Germans up the Italian peninsula. Led by Lieutenant General Mark Clark, one of the war's most complex and controversial commanders, American officers and soldiers became increasingly determined and proficient. And with the liberation of Rome in June 1944, ultimate victory at last began to seem inevitable. Drawing on a wide array of primary source material, written with great drama and flair, this is narrative history of the first rank. With The Day of Battle, Atkinson has once again given us the definitive account of one of history's most compelling military campaigns.
