| Description |
1 online resource (522 pages) : maps |
| Contents |
Introduction : Long march to the Gothic line -- Part One : Return to the Adriatic -- 1 Sojourn in Florence -- 2 A very happy family -- 3 Inevitable wrangles -- 4 With the greatest energy -- 5 Under the boot heel -- 6 A tremendous nut to crack -- Part two : Drive to the Gothic line -- 7 We begin the last lap -- 8 Ah, Cannon! -- 9 Quite an affair -- 10 A gallant do -- 11 Most difficult and unpleasant -- 12 Something radically wrong -- Part three : The gate crash -- 13 Go down, boys -- 14 A definite breach -- 15 A bitter day -- 16 Pure bloody murcer -- 17 A greater sorrow -- 18 Absolute bedlam -- 19 A long chance -- Part four : The dog fight -- 20 All this unpleasantness -- 21 A sure-thing gallop -- 22 It was useless -- 23 A hard row to hoe -- 24 Five minutes to twelve -- Part five : The ridges -- 25 This is our house -- 26 A carefully coordinated plan -- 27 Little reason for it -- 28 To the last man -- 29 Going to bleed you -- 30 We'll all be heroes -- 31 The gallant attackers -- 32 Well done, Canada -- Epilogue : the Gothic line in memory -- Appendix A : Eighth Army order of battle -- Appendix B : Caandians at the Gothic line -- Appendix C : Canandian Infantry Battalion (typical organization) -- Appendix D : Canadian military order of rank -- Appendix E : German military order of rank -- Appendix F : The decorations -- Glossary of common military terms and weaponry |
| Summary |
Stretching like an armor-toothed belt across Italy's upper thigh, the Gothic Line was the most fiercely defended position of Hitler's army, but a bloody 28-day offensive led by Canada's first Infantry Division ruptured the German defenses and opened the way for an Allied advance. Through the vivid stories of the soldiers who fought there, this dramatic book recounts a forgotten part of Canadian history and captures the horror and glory Canadians found on the remote battlefield of a far-off land |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Infantry Division, 1st -- History
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Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Armoured Division, 5th -- History
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Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Armoured Division, 5th fast |
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Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Infantry Division, 1st fast |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Canada
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HISTORY -- Military -- World War II.
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Military campaigns
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Regimental histories
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Canada
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Italy
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781926685816 |
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1926685814 |
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9781553650232 |
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1553650239 |
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