The river battles: Canada's final campaign in World War II Italy
"The Canadians called it the Promised Land. In late September 1944, the Emilia-Romagna plain before I Canadian Corps stretched to the far horizon--a deceptively wide-open space where the tanks could run free. Throughout British Eighth Army, hopes ran high that once it entered the plain, the Ger...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "The Canadians called it the Promised Land. In late September 1944, the Emilia-Romagna plain before I Canadian Corps stretched to the far horizon--a deceptively wide-open space where the tanks could run free. Throughout British Eighth Army, hopes ran high that once it entered the plain, the Germans could be driven from Italy. As soon as the advance began, however, the plain's true nature was revealed: the land was criss-crossed by rivers, canals and drainage ditches over which all bridges had been demolished. With higher command urging haste, the Canadians entered a long and nightmarish series of battles to win crossings over each waterway, whose high banks provided the Germans with perfect defensive positions. Early fall rains caused rivers to spill their banks and transformed the countryside into the worst quagmire the soldiers had ever seen. More than five months of battle followed, with weeks of hard fighting required to advance from one river to the next. Each month, conditions only worsened, and the casualty rates rose appallingly. As their comrades fell one by one, most soldiers sought merely to survive. Doing that much required every measure of stamina, courage and fighting skill they possessed. The fifth and final Canadian Battle Series volume set in Italy, The River Battles tells the story of this campaign's last and hardest months. In riveting detail and with his trademark 'you-are-there' style, Mark Zuehlke shines a light on this forgotten chapter of Canada's World War II experience."-- |
| Beschreibung: | 470 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781771622356 |
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| adam_text | [contents] Preface i Acknowledgements Maps 8 introduction PART ONE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PART TWO 11 12 13 14 15 Ace High 4 17 THE PROMISED LAND Get Ahead Fast 25 A Frightful Nightmare 41 Not a Leader 58 Somewhat Depressing 73 Wholehearted Co-operation 89 We’ll Take a Chance 106 Absolutely Browned Off 124 You Miss, You’re Dead 141 Cardinal Sin 158 A Sorry Mess 174 TAKING RAVENNA Command Shuffle 187 Virtually Unending 203 A Grim Task Indeed 220 Cheerful to the End 236 A Ghastly Failure 252
ART THREE MONTONE TO THE SENIO 16 Exiled to Italy 269 My Fucking Nerves 286 17 18 Well Done Indeed 303 19 No Braggadocio 321 20 Hard Going 337 21 So Ended 1944 353 22 Hordes of the Enemy 364 23 It Hasn’t Been a Picnic 381 2Ą The Winter Line 394 EPILOGUE The River Battles in Memory 411 APPENDIX A Principal Commanders in the River Battles 415 APPENDIX В The Canadian Army in the River Battles 417 APPENDIX C Canadian Infantry Battalion 420 APPENDIX D Canadian Army and German Army Order of Ranks 421 APPENDIX E Canadian Army Decorations 423 Notes 424 Bibliography 450 General Index 457 Index of Formations, Units, and Corps 466 About the Author 470
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