Title:
A death in San Pietro : the untold story of Ernie Pyle, John Huston, and the fight for Purple Heart Valley / Tim Brady.
ISBN:
9780306822148
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, 2013.
Physical Description:
viii, 286 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Prologue -- "The Hoosier vagabond" -- Texas division -- Tunisia -- Morocco -- Pyle in Sicily -- Salerno -- Altavilla -- Sorrento Peninsula -- Capri -- Why we fight -- Pyle and Huston -- Winterstellugen -- Replacements -- Thanksgiving -- Observers -- Eve of battle -- Sammucro -- A bad day on the mountain -- Purple Heart Valley -- Aftermath -- New Year -- Death of Captain Waskow -- Finishing up -- Rapido -- A final posting.
Summary:
An account of the heroic but tragic campaign of Captain Henry Waskow's 36th Division documents their successful mission to drive away German forces from the mountain region infamously dubbed "Purple Heart Valley" at the cost of Waskow and 80 percent of his company.
Genre:
OCLC Number:
ocn830371092
Availability:
Lakeville - Heritage~1
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
