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Canada's Epic World War II Battle
Mark Zuehlke
ISBN: 9781550545579
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Greystone Books,Canada
Edition: Us
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In one furious week of fighting in December 1943, the First Canadian Infantry Division took Ortona, Italy, from elite German paratroopers ordered to hold the medieval port at all costs. When the battle was over, the Canadians emerged victorious despite heavy losses. Over 2,500 Canadians died or were wounded there. Military historian Mark Zuehlke blends reminiscences of the Canadians, Germans, and Italians who were there together with a blow…
In one furious week of fighting in December 1943, the First Canadian Infantry Division took Ortona, Italy, from elite German paratroopers ordered to hold the medieval port at all costs. When the battle was over, the Canadians emerged victorious despite heavy losses. Over 2,500 Canadians died or were wounded there. Military historian Mark Zuehlke blends reminiscences of the Canadians, Germans, and Italians who were there together with a blow-by-blow account of the fighting to create a harrowing, ultimately hopeful rendering of one of World War II's defining moments.
| ISBN | 1550545574 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | ISBN13 | 9781550545579
(What's this?) | | Pages | 443 | | Publisher | Greystone Books,Canada | | Volumes | 1 | | Imprint | Greystone Books,Canada | | Weight (grammes) | 689 | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 237 | | Publication date | 19 May 2004 | | Width (mm) | 157 | | Library of Congress | 2003048984 | | Spine width (mm) | 33 | | DEWEY | 940.54215713 | | Academic level | General |
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