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Invasion Diary
Author | : Richard Tregaskis |
Publsiher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 227 |
Release | : 2016-11-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781504040013 |
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A dramatic and richly detailed chronicle of the Allied invasions of Sicily and Italy from one of America’s greatest war correspondents. Following the defeat of Axis forces in North Africa, Allied military strategists turned their attention to southern Italy. Winston Churchill famously described the region as the “soft underbelly of Europe,” and claimed that an invasion would pull German troops from the Eastern Front and help bring a swift end to the war. On July 10, 1943, American and British forces invaded Sicily. Operation Husky brought the island under Allied control and hastened the downfall of Benito Mussolini, but more than one hundred thousand German and Italian troops managed to escape across the Strait of Medina. The “soft underbelly” of mainland Italy became, in the words of US Fifth Army commander Lt. Gen. Mark Clark, “a tough old gut.” Less than a year after landing with the US Marines on Guadalcanal Island, journalist Richard Tregaskis joined the Allied forces in Sicily and Italy. Invasion Diary documents some of the fiercest fighting of World War II, from bombing runs over Rome to the defense of the Salerno beachhead against heavy artillery fire to the fall of Naples. In compelling and evocative prose, Tregaskis depicts the terror and excitement of life on the front lines and recounts his own harrowing brush with death when a chunk of German shrapnel pierced his helmet and shattered his skull. An invaluable eyewitness account of two of the most crucial campaigns of the Second World War and a stirring tribute to the soldiers, pilots, surgeons, nurses, and ambulance drivers whose skill and courage carried the Allies to victory, Invasion Diary is a classic of war reportage and “required reading for all who want to know how armies fight” (Library Journal). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Richard Tregaskis including rare images from the American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming.
Invasion diary
Author | : Richard Tregaskis |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OCLC:641445076 |
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The Diary of 1636
Author | : Na Man’gap |
Publsiher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2020-08-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780231552233 |
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Early in the seventeenth century, Northeast Asian politics hung in a delicate balance among the Chosŏn dynasty in Korea, the Ming in China, and the Manchu. When a Chosŏn faction realigned Korea with the Ming, the Manchu attacked in 1627 and again a decade later, shattering the Chosŏn-Ming alliance and forcing Korea to support the newly founded Qing dynasty. The Korean scholar-official Na Man’gap (1592–1642) recorded the second Manchu invasion in his Diary of 1636, the only first-person account chronicling the dramatic Korean resistance to the attack. Partly composed as a narrative of quotidian events during the siege of Namhan Mountain Fortress, where Na sought refuge with the king and other officials, the diary recounts Korean opposition to Manchu and Mongol forces and the eventual surrender. Na describes military campaigns along the northern and western regions of the country, the capture of the royal family, and the Manchu treatment of prisoners, offering insights into debates about Confucian loyalty and the conduct of women that took place in the war’s aftermath. His work sheds light on such issues as Confucian statecraft, military decision making, and ethnic interpretations of identity in the seventeenth century. Translated from literary Chinese into English for the first time, the diary illuminates a traumatic moment for early modern Korean politics and society. George Kallander’s critical introduction and extensive annotations place The Diary of 1636 in its historical, political, and military context, highlighting the importance of this text for students and scholars of Chinese and East Asian as well as Korean history.
Teaching the Diary of Anne Frank
Author | : Susan Moger |
Publsiher | : Scholastic Inc. |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 1999-02 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 059067482X |
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This sensitively written, well-research guide provides meaningful background information, powerful primary source documents, and other materials to help students understand the Diary in the context of the Holocaust. Includes a step-by-step guide, background information, journaling ideas, an Anne Frank family album, timeline, poetry, prose, photos, reproductions of key historical documents, research and writing projects, and an appendix of recommended materials.
Patton s War
Author | : Kevin M. Hymel |
Publsiher | : University of Missouri Press |
Total Pages | : 455 |
Release | : 2021-11-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780826274632 |
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George S. Patton Jr. lived an exciting life in war and peace, but he is best remembered for his World War II battlefield exploits. Patton’s War: An American General’s Combat Leadership: November 1942–July 1944, the first of three volumes, follows the general from the beaches of Morocco to the fields of France, right before the birth of Third Army on the continent. In highly engaging fashion, Kevin Hymel uncovers new facts and challenges long-held beliefs about the mercurial Patton, not only examining his relationships with his superiors and fellow generals and colonels, but also with the soldiers of all ranks whom he led. Using new sources unavailable to previous historians and through extensive research of soldiers’ memoirs and interviews, Hymel adds a new dimension to the telling of Patton’s WWII story.
Infantry Journal
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 920 |
Release | : 1946 |
Genre | : Military art and science |
ISBN | : UOM:39015035596454 |
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Invasion Diary the Diary of Richard W Brown with R C A F s 127th Wing 1944 1945
Author | : Richard W. (Richard William) Brown,Mary L. Brown |
Publsiher | : Pro Familia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : 0969251483 |
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The Era of World War II
Author | : Louise A. Arnold-Friend |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Government publications |
ISBN | : UCR:31210023606435 |
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