The Resource The Force : the legendary special ops unit and WWII's mission impossible, Saul David
The Force : the legendary special ops unit and WWII's mission impossible, Saul David
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The item The Force : the legendary special ops unit and WWII's mission impossible, Saul David represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Grosse Pointe Public Library.
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- Summary
- Hailed as "a monumental achievement!" (Douglas Brinkley) <i>The Force <i>tells the riveting, true story of the group of elite U.S. and Canadian soldiers--mountain men, lumberjacks, hunters, and explorers--who sacrificed everything to accomplish a crucial but nearly impossible World War II mission.I mission
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 360 pages
- Contents
-
- Forcemen
- "Where you from, soldier?"
- "Germany first"
- The plough project
- "Push ahead with all possible speed"
- "Frederick, you are now in charge"
- 1-2 company
- "Everybody fought somebody"
- Waling and glass
- "Suspend effort on present line"
- "They blew up bridges, culverts, and everything"
- "A very special force"
- "The battle of the slabs"
- "Their chance will come"
- "We had a crazy bunch of guys"
- "The objective now was perfection"
- "We want to take as many prisoners as possible"
- Kiska
- "Picked men of first-class physique"
- "We had a swell 3 decker cake"
- "This excellent and specially trained force"
- The empress of scotland
- "There was utter destruction"
- The winter line
- "Met at every turn by rifle and machine-gun fire"
- A "herculean" task
- "Difensa or bust"
- The defenders
- "A wet and forbidding mountain"
- The climb
- "All hell broke loose"
- "Medic! medic!"
- "Five yards! five yards!"
- "I don't know how we did it"
- "Kia, return to sender"
- "The best god-damned fighters in the world"
- "They were best friends for the rest of their lives"
- Isbn
- 9780316414531
- Label
- The Force : the legendary special ops unit and WWII's mission impossible
- Title
- The Force
- Title remainder
- the legendary special ops unit and WWII's mission impossible
- Statement of responsibility
- Saul David
- Subject
-
- Allied Forces, Special Service Force, 1st
- Canada
- Commando troops
- Italy
- Military campaigns
- Regimental histories
- 1939-1945
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Italy
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Canada
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States
- United States
- Allied Forces, Special Service Force, 1st
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Hailed as "a monumental achievement!" (Douglas Brinkley) <i>The Force <i>tells the riveting, true story of the group of elite U.S. and Canadian soldiers--mountain men, lumberjacks, hunters, and explorers--who sacrificed everything to accomplish a crucial but nearly impossible World War II mission.I mission
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1966-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- David, Saul
- Dewey number
- 940.54/1273
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Allied Forces
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Allied Forces
- World War (1939-1945)
- Commando troops
- Military campaigns
- Regimental histories
- Canada
- Italy
- United States
- Label
- The Force : the legendary special ops unit and WWII's mission impossible, Saul David
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- Forcemen -- "Where you from, soldier?" -- "Germany first" -- The plough project -- "Push ahead with all possible speed" -- "Frederick, you are now in charge" -- 1-2 company -- "Everybody fought somebody" -- Waling and glass -- "Suspend effort on present line" -- "They blew up bridges, culverts, and everything" -- "A very special force" -- "The battle of the slabs" -- "Their chance will come" -- "We had a crazy bunch of guys" -- "The objective now was perfection" -- "We want to take as many prisoners as possible" -- Kiska -- "Picked men of first-class physique" -- "We had a swell 3 decker cake" -- "This excellent and specially trained force" -- The empress of scotland -- "There was utter destruction" -- The winter line -- "Met at every turn by rifle and machine-gun fire" -- A "herculean" task -- "Difensa or bust" -- The defenders -- "A wet and forbidding mountain" -- The climb -- "All hell broke loose" -- "Medic! medic!" -- "Five yards! five yards!" -- "I don't know how we did it" -- "Kia, return to sender" -- "The best god-damned fighters in the world" -- "They were best friends for the rest of their lives"
- Control code
- on1082171179
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 360 pages
- Isbn
- 9780316414531
- Lccn
- 2019000521
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1082171179
- Label
- The Force : the legendary special ops unit and WWII's mission impossible, Saul David
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- Forcemen -- "Where you from, soldier?" -- "Germany first" -- The plough project -- "Push ahead with all possible speed" -- "Frederick, you are now in charge" -- 1-2 company -- "Everybody fought somebody" -- Waling and glass -- "Suspend effort on present line" -- "They blew up bridges, culverts, and everything" -- "A very special force" -- "The battle of the slabs" -- "Their chance will come" -- "We had a crazy bunch of guys" -- "The objective now was perfection" -- "We want to take as many prisoners as possible" -- Kiska -- "Picked men of first-class physique" -- "We had a swell 3 decker cake" -- "This excellent and specially trained force" -- The empress of scotland -- "There was utter destruction" -- The winter line -- "Met at every turn by rifle and machine-gun fire" -- A "herculean" task -- "Difensa or bust" -- The defenders -- "A wet and forbidding mountain" -- The climb -- "All hell broke loose" -- "Medic! medic!" -- "Five yards! five yards!" -- "I don't know how we did it" -- "Kia, return to sender" -- "The best god-damned fighters in the world" -- "They were best friends for the rest of their lives"
- Control code
- on1082171179
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 360 pages
- Isbn
- 9780316414531
- Lccn
- 2019000521
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1082171179
Subject
- Allied Forces, Special Service Force, 1st
- Canada
- Commando troops
- Italy
- Military campaigns
- Regimental histories
- 1939-1945
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Italy
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Canada
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States
- United States
- Allied Forces, Special Service Force, 1st
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