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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.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brady, Tim.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Germany.
- Waskow, Henry T., 1918-1943.
- Waskow, Henry T.
- Pyle, Ernie, 1900-1945.
- Pyle, Ernie.
- Huston, John, 1906-1987.
- Huston, John.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 p.)
- Edition:
- First Da Capo Press edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Da Capo Press, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A Death in San Pietro chronicles the quietly heroic and beloved Captain Waskow and his company as they make their way into battle. Waskow's 36th ("Texas") Division would ultimately succeed in driving the Germans off the mountains; but not before eighty percent of Waskow's company is lost in action.
- Contents:
- Table of Contents; Prologue; 1. ""The Hoosier Vagabond""; 2. The Texas Division; 3. Tunisia; 4. Morocco; 5. Pyle in Sicily; 6. Salerno; 7. Altavilla; 8. The Sorrento Peninsula; 9. Capri; 10. Why We Fight; 11. Pyle and Huston; 12. Winterstellugen; 13. Replacements; 14. Thanksgiving; 15. Observers; 16. Eve of Battle; 17. Sammucro; 18. A Bad Day on the Mountain; 19. Purple Heart Valley; 20. Aftermath; 21. New Year; 22. The Death of Captain Waskow; 23. FInishing Up; 24. Rapido; 25. A Final Posting; Notes; Sources; Acknowledgments; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 3, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 0-306-82215-6
- OCLC:
- 1350423223
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