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1 online resource (908 pages) |
| 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 |
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Chapter Eleven Breaking the Bernhardt LineChapter 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 |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Walker, Fred L. (Fred Livingood), 1887-1969.
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United States. Army. Infantry Division, 36th.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 36th fast |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
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Military campaigns
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Regimental histories
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Italy
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781940669489 |
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1940669480 |
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