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US Infantryman in World War II (2): Mediterranean Theater of Operations 1942-45

US Infantryman in World War II (2): Mediterranean Theater of Operations 1942-45

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Description: Between November 1942 and May 1945, US Army infantry units fought in eight named campaigns in the Mediterranean Theater. This title follows one soldier from enlistment in 1942, through training in a Replacement Training Center, assignment to the 1st Battalion 133d Regiment, 34th Infantry Division (Red Bull), and into combat. Among the battles covered are Fondouk Pass, Hill 609, Salerno, Monte Cassino, Anzio and the fighting in the Po Valley. A key focus is on the Heavy Weapons Company, which consisted of two machine gun platoons and one mortar platoon. The training and combat roles of the machine gunner's Military Occupational Specialty are discussed in detail.
MSRP: 18.95
Book Series: Warrior
Volume: 53
Subject: Military History
Author: Robert S Rush
About the Author: Robert S. Rush PhD is a retired Command Sergeant Major, who served in the US Army from 1969 to 1999. He has worked as a historian to several key policy review teams for the United States Army. His PhD (Hell in Hurtgen Forest: Ordeal and Triumph of an American Infantry Regiment)focused on US and German units in the Hurtgen Forest, Fall 1944. Robert currently works at the US Army Center of Military History, Fort McNair.
ISBN-13: 9781841763316
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Publication Date: 6/25/02
Number of Pages: 64
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Elizabeth Sharp; Ian Palmer
UPC: 9781841763316
Set: Osprey Books
Rarity: sealed
Between November 1942 and May 1945, US Army infantry units fought in eight named campaigns in the Mediterranean Theater. This title follows one soldier from enlistment in 1942, through training in a Replacement Training Center, assignment to the 1st Battalion 133d Regiment, 34th Infantry Division (Red Bull), and into combat. Among the battles covered are Fondouk Pass, Hill 609, Salerno, Monte Cassino, Anzio and the fighting in the Po Valley. A key focus is on the Heavy Weapons Company, which consisted of two machine gun platoons and one mortar platoon. The training and combat roles of the machine gunner's Military Occupational Specialty are discussed in detail.
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