Ortona : Canada's epic World War II battle / Mark Zuehlke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zuehlke, Mark, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Ortona.

World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--Canada.

Ortona (Italy)--History, Military--20th century.

Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Infantry Division, 1st--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (473 p.)

Edition:

1st U.S. ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver ; New York : Douglas & McIntyre ; [Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed in the U.S. by Publishers Group West, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Maps; INTRODUCTION; ONE - MARCH TO THE MORO; 1; 2; 3; 4; TWO - FOR LACK OF A BRIDGE; 5; 6; 7; 8; THREE - BREAKING THE MORO RIVER LINE; 9; 10; 11; 12; FOUR - THE GULLY; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; FIVE - LITTLE STALINGRAD; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; 30; EPILOGUE; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; APPENDIX C; APPENDIX D; APPENDIX E; GLOSSARY; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; GENERAL INDEX; INDEX OF FORMATIONS, UNITS AND CORPS

Notes:

Originally published: Toronto, Canada : Stoddart, 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [423]-429) and index.

ISBN:

1-926706-02-1

OCLC:

727646905