Operation Husky : the Canadian invasion of Sicily, July 10-August 7, 1943
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- ISBN: 1553653246
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491 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. - Publisher Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre, [2008]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-476) and indexes. |
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Operation Husky : The Canadian Invasion of Sicily, July 10-August 7, 1943
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Operation Husky : The Canadian Invasion of Sicily, July 10-August 7, 1943
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Preface | p. 1 | |
Acknowledgements | p. 5 | |
Maps | p. 8 | |
Introduction The Supreme Tragedy | p. 15 | |
Part 1 | Towards an Invasion | p. 25 |
1 | If the Army Can't Agree | p. 27 |
2 | Finally, the Final Plan | p. 44 |
3 | Everyone Knowing His Job | p. 62 |
4 | Going to Be Some Party | p. 79 |
Part 2 | First Blooding | p. 95 |
5 | The Actuality of War | p. 97 |
6 | Which Direction Do We Take? | p. 113 |
7 | Call This a Fight? | p. 129 |
8 | These Men Have Surrendered | p. 145 |
9 | On Shank's Mare | p. 160 |
10 | Wranglings | p. 176 |
11 | Hazards and Hardships | p. 193 |
Part 3 | Battle for the Sicilian Hills | p. 209 |
12 | Long and Savage Minutes | p. 211 |
13 | Mountain Boys | p. 229 |
14 | Private Miracles | p. 245 |
15 | Faces to the Foe | p. 261 |
16 | Daring and Spectacular Actions | p. 277 |
Part 4 | The Eastward Advance | p. 295 |
17 | Follow the Band | p. 297 |
18 | Red Patch Devils | p. 312 |
19 | Lion, Tiger, and Grizzly | p. 330 |
20 | Hard Fighting | p. 348 |
21 | Roughest Country Yet | p. 366 |
22 | Such a Party | p. 381 |
23 | On a Barren Sicilian Mountainside | p. 399 |
Epilogue Operation Husky in Memory | p. 416 | |
Appendix A | Principal Units and Commanders in Operation Husky | p. 421 |
Appendix B | The Canadian Army in Operation Husky (Combat Units Only) | p. 423 |
Appendix C | Canadian Infantry Battalion (Typical Organization) | p. 425 |
Appendix D | Canadian Military Order of Rank | p. 426 |
Appendix E | Axis Military Order of Rank | p. 427 |
Appendix F | The Decorations | p. 429 |
Notes | p. 430 | |
Bibliography | p. 467 | |
General Index | p. 477 | |
Index of Formations, Units, and Corps | p. 489 | |
About the Author | p. 494 |