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No sacrifice too great : the 1st Infantry Division in World War II / Gregory Fontenot.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fontenot, Gregory, 1949- author.
- Series:
- American military experience series
- The American military experience series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 1st--History.
- United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Africa, North.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxi, 571 pages, 36 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps.
- Other Title:
- 1st Infantry Division in World War II
- First Infantry Division in World War II
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2023]
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter One. Sidewalks of New York
- Chapter Two. Preparing for War
- Chapter Three. Torch Lights the Way Back
- Chapter Four. Tunisia: The Wehrmacht as Tutors
- Chapter Five. Lessons Learned: The End in Tunisia
- Chapter Six. Husky: The Invasion of Sicily
- Chapter Seven. Troina: The End for Terry and Teddy
- Chapter Eight. Preparing for the Longest Day
- Chapter Nine. Omaha Beach and the Lodgment
- Photo Essay
- Chapter Ten. The Breakout and Pursuing "Le Sale Boche"
- Chapter Eleven. Mons-Aachen
- Chapter Twelve. Wild Fire: The Forest Battles
- Chapter Thirteen. Streams, the Roer, and the Rhine
- Chapter Fourteen. The Race to the Finish Line
- Chapter Fifteen. Conclusion
- Appendix 1. Tactical Symbols
- Appendix 2. 1st Infantry Division Organization Chart
- Appendix 3. Table of Ranks through Lieutenant Colonel
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 24, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Fontenot, Gregory, 1949- No sacrifice too great
- ISBN:
- 9780826274892
- 0826274897
- Publisher Number:
- 40031732223
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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