Ortona - Canada's Epic World War II Battle

Klappentext In one furious week of fighting in December 1943, the First Canadian Infantry Division took Ortona, Italy, from elite German paratroopers ordered to hold the medieval port at all costs. When the battle was over, the Canadians emerged victorious despite heavy losses. Over 2,500 Canadians died or were wounded there. Military historian Mark Zuehlke blends reminiscences of the Canadians, Germans, and Italians who were there together with a blow-by-blow account of the fighting to create a harrowing, ultimately hopeful rendering of one of World War II's defining moments.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Zuehlke, Zuehlke Mark
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2004
• EAN: 9781550545579
• ISBN: 978-1-55054-557-9
• No. of pages: 443
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Canada, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-), HISTORY / Military / Canada, Second World War, History of the Americas, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General