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A Perfect Hell
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Author : John Nadler
language : en
Publisher: Presidio Press
Release Date : 2007-12-18
A Perfect Hell written by John Nadler and has been published by Presidio Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-18 with History categories.
It’s 1942 and Hitler’s armies stand astride Europe like a colossus. Germany is winning on every front. This is the story of how one of the world’s first commando units, put together for the invasion of Norway, helped turn the tide in Italy. 1942. When the British generals recommend an audacious plan to parachute a small elite commando unit into Norway in a bid to put Nazi Germany on the defensive, Winston Churchill is intrigued. But Britain, fighting for its life, can’t spare the manpower to participate. So William Lyon MacKenzie King is contacted and asked to commit Canadian troops to the bold plan. King, determined to join Roosevelt and Churchill as an equal leader in the Allied war effort, agrees. One of the world’s first commando units, the First Special Service Force, or FSSF, is assembled from hand-picked soldiers from Canadian and American regiments. Any troops sent into Norway will have to be rugged, self-sufficient, brave, and weather-hardened. Canada has such men in ample supply. The all-volunteer FSSF comprises outdoorsmen — trappers, rangers, prospectors, miners, loggers. Assembled at an isolated base in Helena, Montana, and given only five months to train before the invasion, they are schooled in parachuting, mountain climbing, cross-country skiing, and cold-weather survival. They are taught how to handle explosives, how to operate nearly every field weapon in the American and German arsenals, and how to kill with their bare hands. After the Norway plan is scrapped, the FSSF is dispatched to Italy and given its first test — to seize a key German mountain-top position which had repelled the brunt of the Allied armies for over a month. In a reprise of the audacity and careful planning that won Vimy Ridge for the Canadians in WWI, the FSSF takes the twin peaks Monte la Difensa and Monte la Remetanea by storming the supposedly unscalable rock face at the rear of the German position, and opens the way through the mountains. Later, the FSSF will hold one-quarter of the Anzio beachhead against a vastly superior German force for ninety-nine days; a force of only 1,200 commandos does the work of a full division of over 17,000 troops. Though badly outnumbered, the FSSF takes the fight to the Germans, sending nighttime patrols behind enemy lines and taking prisoners. It is here that they come to be known among the dispirited Germans as Schwartzer Teufel (“Black Devils”) for their black camouflage face-paint and their terrifying tactic of appearing out of the darkness. John Nadler vividly captures the savagery of the Italian campaign, fought as it was at close quarters and with desperate resolve, and the deeply human experiences of the individual men called upon to fight it. Based on extensive archival research and interviews with veterans, A Perfect Hell is an important contribution to Canadian military history and an indispensable account of the lives and battlefield exploits of the men who turned the tide of the Second World War.
Perfect Hell Book 2
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Author : C. A. Caster
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Perfect Hell Book 2 written by C. A. Caster and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with categories.
Perfect Hell
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Author : H. L. Hix
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
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A Perfect Hell
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Author : Bianca Sessions
language : en
Publisher: Trellis Publishing
Release Date : 2021-07-05
A Perfect Hell written by Bianca Sessions and has been published by Trellis Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-05 with Fiction categories.
Nikki and Luke Wilds had it all. The perfect marriage. A child everyone loved named Kenny. Susie his sister and of course, the family dog. Everything changed when Susie disappeared one day after school only to have her body discovered a week later in a cold dumpster in the back alley of a New York back alley. Tension entered into the perfection. Rattled the foundations of what the two thought was an impenetrable marriage. However, one thing remained constant - their love for their son, Kenny. They vowed they would never quite if only for him.
A Perfect Picture Of Hell
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Author : Ted Genoways
language : en
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Release Date : 2001-05-04
A Perfect Picture Of Hell written by Ted Genoways and has been published by University of Iowa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-05-04 with History categories.
From the shooting of an unarmed prisoner at Montgomery, Alabama, to a successful escape from Belle Isle, from the swelling floodwaters overtaking Cahaba Prison to the inferno that finally engulfed Andersonville, A Perfect Picture of Hell is a collection of harrowing narratives by soldiers from the 12th Iowa Infantry who survived imprisonment in the South during the Civil War. Editors Ted Genoways and Hugh Genoways have collected the soldiers' startling accounts from diaries, letters, speeches, newspaper articles, and remembrances. Arranged chronologically, the eyewitness descriptions of the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Jackson, and Tupelo, together with accompanying accounts of nearly every famous Confederate prison, create a shared vision
A Perfect Hell
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Author : John Nadler
language : en
Publisher: Doubleday Canada
Release Date : 2005
A Perfect Hell written by John Nadler and has been published by Doubleday Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
It's 1942 and Hitler's armies stand astride Europe like a colossus. Germany is winning on every front. This is the story of how one of the world's first commando units, put together for the invasion of Norway, helped turn the tide in Italy. 1942. When the British generals recommend an audacious plan to parachute a small elite commando unit into Norway in a bid to put Nazi Germany on the defensive, Winston Churchill is intrigued. But Britain, fighting for its life, can't spare the manpower to participate. So William Lyon MacKenzie King is contacted and asked to commit Canadian troops to the bold plan. King, determined to join Roosevelt and Churchill as an equal leader in the Allied war effort, agrees. One of the world's first commando units, the First Special Service Force, or FSSF, is assembled from hand-picked soldiers from Canadian and American regiments. Any troops sent into Norway will have to be rugged, self-sufficient, brave, and weather-hardened. Canada has such men in ample supply. The all-volunteer FSSF comprises outdoorsmen -- trappers, rangers, prospectors, miners, loggers. Assembled at an isolated base in Helena, Montana, and given only five months to train before the invasion, they are schooled in parachuting, mountain climbing, cross-country skiing, and cold-weather survival. They are taught how to handle explosives, how to operate nearly every field weapon in the American and German arsenals, and how to kill with their bare hands. After the Norway plan is scrapped, the FSSF is dispatched to Italy and given its first test -- to seize a key German mountain-top position which had repelled the brunt of the Allied armies for over a month. In a reprise of the audacity and careful planning that won Vimy Ridge for the Canadians in WWI, the FSSF takes the twin peaks Monte la Difensa and Monte la Remetanea by storming the supposedly unscalable rock face at the rear of the German position, and opens the way through the mountains. Later, the FSSF will hold one-quarter of the Anzio beachhead against a vastly superior German force for ninety-nine days; a force of only 1,200 commandos does the work of a full division of over 17,000 troops. Though badly outnumbered, the FSSF takes the fight to the Germans, sending nighttime patrols behind enemy lines and taking prisoners. It is here that they come to be known among the dispirited Germans as Schwartzer Teufel ("Black Devils") for their black camouflage face-paint and their terrifying tactic of appearing out of the darkness. John Nadler vividly captures the savagery of the Italian campaign, fought as it was at close quarters and with desperate resolve, and the deeply human experiences of the individual men called upon to fight it. Based on extensive archival research and interviews with veterans, A Perfect Hell is an important contribution to Canadian military history and an indispensable account of the lives and battlefield exploits of the men who turned the tide of the Second World War.
Library World S Best Literature Ancient Modern
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897
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Library Of The World S Best Literature Ancient And Modern A Z
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Author : Charles Dudley Warner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897
Library Of The World S Best Literature Ancient And Modern A Z written by Charles Dudley Warner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1897 with Anthologies categories.
Library Of The World S Best Literature Ancient And Modern Index Guide To Library Of The World S Best Literature
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Author : Charles Dudley Warner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897
Library Of The World S Best Literature Ancient And Modern Index Guide To Library Of The World S Best Literature written by Charles Dudley Warner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1897 with Literature categories.
Perfect Hell
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Author : John Nadler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Perfect Hell written by John Nadler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with categories.