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All Roads Lead to Rome
Searching for the End of My Father's War
Buch von Bill Thorness
Sprache: Englisch

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Beschreibung
When a slim packet of his father’s letters came to light after his mother’s death, Bill Thorness began a quest to rediscover his father, who was an army commando battling in Italy to liberate Rome in World War II.
When a slim packet of his father’s letters came to light after his mother’s death, Bill Thorness began a quest to rediscover his father, who was an army commando battling in Italy to liberate Rome in World War II.
Über den Autor
Bill Thorness’s varied work as a journalist has spanned more than thirty-five years, from early work as editor of a national business magazine to current work as a freelance travel writer for the Seattle Times. He is the author of five nonfiction books, including Cycling the Pacific Coast: The Complete Guide from Canada to Mexico.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Illustrations
Part 1: Difensa
  1. 2009 – Journey: Bringing My Father into Focus
  2. 1944 – War: Scaling a Mountain
  3. 2009 – Journey: An Initial Exploration
  4. 2009 – Journey: Replowing Dakota Soil
  5. 1944 – War: Talking la Difensa
Part 2: From Helena to the Winter Line
  1. 2010 – Journey: The Language of a Quest
  2. 1942 – War: Becoming a Solider
  3. 1943 – War: Training the Braves
  4. 2011 – Journey: Returning to the Battlefield
  5. 1943 – War: Sailing to Naples
  6. 2011 – Journey: Meeting the Force Family
  7. 1943 – War: Boots on Italian Soil
  8. 2011 – Journey: Revisiting Difensa
  9. 1943 – War: From Winter Line to Anzio
Part 3: Anzio
  1. 2011 – Journey: Memorials to Begin the Trek
  2. 1943 – War: The D-Day Diversion
  3. 2011 – Journey: In the Command Caves
  4. 1944 – War: Landing at Anzio
  5. 2011 – Journey: Finding Foce Verde
  6. 2011 – Journey: Hot Feet on the Road
  7. 1944 – War: The Force Joins the Fight
  8. 2011 – Journey: Cisterna’s Buzzing Roads
  9. 2011 – Journey: History is What You See
  10. 1944 – War: Settling in at the Front
  11. 2011 – Journey: Conjuring up the “Billiard Table”
  12. 1944 – War: The Black Devils Raid at Night
  13. 2011 – Journey: Edging into the Hills
  14. 2011 – Journey: Dog Tired at the Top of the Town
  15. 1944 – War: Off the Beachhead
  16. 2011 – Journey: The Suffering of Cori
  17. 2011 – Journey: Last Legs to Artena
  18. 1944 – War: Making a Mountain Fortress
  19. 2011 – Journey: Castle Graffiti
  20. 1944 – War: Cut Down in Colleferro
  21. 2011 – Journey: Devastation of Mountain Villages
  22. 1944 – War: Forces at Rome’s Gates
  23. 2011 – Journey: Walking the Ancient Gates
Part 4: Postwar
  1. 1944 – War: Making the White Sheets
  2. 1944 – Family: A Soldier’s Rough Return
  3. 2011 – Journey: Commemoration
Author's Note
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Fachbereich: Öffentliche Verwaltung
Genre: Importe, Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Einband - fest (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781640126275
ISBN-10: 1640126279
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Thorness, Bill
Hersteller: Potomac Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 218 x 150 x 30 mm
Von/Mit: Bill Thorness
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.12.2024
Gewicht: 0,567 kg
Artikel-ID: 128481967
Über den Autor
Bill Thorness’s varied work as a journalist has spanned more than thirty-five years, from early work as editor of a national business magazine to current work as a freelance travel writer for the Seattle Times. He is the author of five nonfiction books, including Cycling the Pacific Coast: The Complete Guide from Canada to Mexico.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Illustrations
Part 1: Difensa
  1. 2009 – Journey: Bringing My Father into Focus
  2. 1944 – War: Scaling a Mountain
  3. 2009 – Journey: An Initial Exploration
  4. 2009 – Journey: Replowing Dakota Soil
  5. 1944 – War: Talking la Difensa
Part 2: From Helena to the Winter Line
  1. 2010 – Journey: The Language of a Quest
  2. 1942 – War: Becoming a Solider
  3. 1943 – War: Training the Braves
  4. 2011 – Journey: Returning to the Battlefield
  5. 1943 – War: Sailing to Naples
  6. 2011 – Journey: Meeting the Force Family
  7. 1943 – War: Boots on Italian Soil
  8. 2011 – Journey: Revisiting Difensa
  9. 1943 – War: From Winter Line to Anzio
Part 3: Anzio
  1. 2011 – Journey: Memorials to Begin the Trek
  2. 1943 – War: The D-Day Diversion
  3. 2011 – Journey: In the Command Caves
  4. 1944 – War: Landing at Anzio
  5. 2011 – Journey: Finding Foce Verde
  6. 2011 – Journey: Hot Feet on the Road
  7. 1944 – War: The Force Joins the Fight
  8. 2011 – Journey: Cisterna’s Buzzing Roads
  9. 2011 – Journey: History is What You See
  10. 1944 – War: Settling in at the Front
  11. 2011 – Journey: Conjuring up the “Billiard Table”
  12. 1944 – War: The Black Devils Raid at Night
  13. 2011 – Journey: Edging into the Hills
  14. 2011 – Journey: Dog Tired at the Top of the Town
  15. 1944 – War: Off the Beachhead
  16. 2011 – Journey: The Suffering of Cori
  17. 2011 – Journey: Last Legs to Artena
  18. 1944 – War: Making a Mountain Fortress
  19. 2011 – Journey: Castle Graffiti
  20. 1944 – War: Cut Down in Colleferro
  21. 2011 – Journey: Devastation of Mountain Villages
  22. 1944 – War: Forces at Rome’s Gates
  23. 2011 – Journey: Walking the Ancient Gates
Part 4: Postwar
  1. 1944 – War: Making the White Sheets
  2. 1944 – Family: A Soldier’s Rough Return
  3. 2011 – Journey: Commemoration
Author's Note
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Fachbereich: Öffentliche Verwaltung
Genre: Importe, Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Einband - fest (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781640126275
ISBN-10: 1640126279
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Thorness, Bill
Hersteller: Potomac Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 218 x 150 x 30 mm
Von/Mit: Bill Thorness
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.12.2024
Gewicht: 0,567 kg
Artikel-ID: 128481967
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