A Death in San Pietro The Untold Story of Ernie Pyle, John Huston, and the Fight for Purple Heart Valley【電子書籍】[ Tim Brady ]

＜p＞＜strong＞An in-depth account of a bloody World War II battle in Italy and a beloved U.S. Army captain whose story moved a nation.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ By the time Mark Clark's Fifth Army reached the small village of San Pietro north of Naples in the first week of December, 1943, a tough but rapid sweep through Sicily came to a muddy halt. On the slopes of a distant mountain, the death of a single platoon captain, Henry Waskow, epitomized the struggle . . .＜br /＞ ＜em＞A Death in San Pietro＜/em＞ chronicles the quietly heroic and beloved Captain Waskow and his company as they make their way into battle. Waskow's 36th ("Texas") Division would ultimately succeed in driving the Germans off the mountains, but not before eighty percent of Waskow's company is lost in action.＜br /＞ For Americans back home, two of the war's most lasting artistic expressions brought horrified focus to the battlefield, already dubbed "Purple Heart Valley" by the men of the 36th. Pulitzer Prize?winning reporter Ernie Pyl．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る