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A death in San Pietro : the untold story of Ernie Pyle, John Huston, and the fight for Purple Heart Valley / Tim Brady.
LIBRA D763.I82 S25437 2013
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brady, Tim, 1955- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- San Pietro, Battle of, San Pietro Infine, Italy, 1943.
- Waskow, Henry T., 1918-1943.
- Waskow, Henry T.
- Pyle, Ernie, 1900-1945.
- Pyle, Ernie.
- Huston, John, 1906-1987.
- Huston, John.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 286 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First Da Capo Press edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, 2013.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 "The Hoosier Vagabond" 7
- Chapter 2 The Texas Division 17
- Chapter 3 Tunisia 27
- Chapter 4 Morocco 43
- Chapter 5 Pyle in Sicily 51
- Chapter 6 Salerno 59
- Chapter 7 Altavilla 77
- Chapter 8 The Sorrento Peninsula 89
- Chapter 9 Capri 109
- Chapter 10 Why We Fight 119
- Chapter 11 Pyle and Huston 129
- Chapter 12 Winterstellugen 135
- Chapter 13 Replacements 145
- Chapter 14 Thanksgiving 153
- Chapter 15 Observers 161
- Chapter 16 Eve of Battle 167
- Chapter 17 Sammucro 175
- Chapter 18 A Bad Day on the Mountain 187
- Chapter 19 Purple Heart Valley 195
- Chapter 20 Aftermath 203
- Chapter 21 New Year 211
- Chapter 22 The Death of Captain Waskow 217
- Chapter 23 Finishing Up 223
- Chapter 24 Rapido 237
- Chapter 25 A Final Posting 243.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780306822148
- 0306822148
- OCLC:
- 830371092
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