From Texas to Rome with General Fred L. Walker : Fighting World War II and the Italian Campaign with the 36th Infantry Division, as seen through the Eyes of its Commanding General / General Fred L. Walker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, Fred L. (Fred Livingood), 1887-1969, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Walker, Fred L. (Fred Livingood), 1887-1969.

Walker, Fred L.

United States. Army. Infantry Division, 36th.

United States.

World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.

World War, 1939-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (908 p.)

Place of Publication:

El Dorado Hills, CA : Savas Publishing, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This remarkable and very rare memoir discusses the bloody combat history of the Texas National Guard 36th Infantry Division in World War II, from pre-embarkation training through the capture of Rome. The perspective, as seen through the eyes of its author, General Fred Walker, is refreshing for its refusal to rely upon hindsight and revisionist history.Walker led a division longer than any other American officer during World War II. The 36th earned a formidable reputation-and paid a high price for that distinction. Only five divisions in the entire U.S. Army suffered more casualties than the 3

Contents:

""Front Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Prologue: The National Guard�Heir To The Militia""; ""Table of Contents""; ""The 36th Division in Training September 1941�March 1943""; ""Chapter One Joining the 36th""; ""Chapter Two Back to Bowie""; ""Chapter Three After Pearl Harbor""; ""Chapter Four Plans Change in Florida""; ""Chapter Five More Maneuvers, Then Massachusetts""; ""Chapter Six Order, Counterorder, Disorder""; ""Chapter Seven At Last, Embarkation""; ""The 36th Division in Combat April 1943�July 1944""; ""Chapter Eight Prelude to Combat""

""Chapter Nine The Landing at Salerno""""Chapter Ten Rebuilding the 36th""; ""Chapter Eleven Breaking the Bernhardt Line""; ""Chapter Twelve Crossing the Rapido""; ""Chapter Thirteen The Aftermath""; ""Chapter Fourteen Preparation for a Special Mission""; ""Chapter Fifteen Break throughat Velletri""; ""Chapter Sixteen Pursuit�and STOP!""; ""Appendices""; ""General Comments""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Other Edition:

Revision of: Walker, Fred L. (Fred Livingood), 1887-1969 Dallas : Taylor Pub. Co., [1969]

ISBN:

9781940669489

1940669480

OCLC:

885123563