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The Force : the legendary special ops unit and WWII's mission impossible  Cover Image Book Book

The Force : the legendary special ops unit and WWII's mission impossible / Saul David.

David, Saul, 1966- (author.).

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  • ISBN: 9780316414531 : HRD
  • Physical Description: vi, 360 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, facsimile ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York ; Hachette Books, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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".
Subject: First Special Service Force.
World War, 1939-1945 > Commando operations > Italy.
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > Canada.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Italy.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at GRPL.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Main 940.5412 D28f (Text) 31307023986880 Non Fiction Available -
Westside 940.5412 D28f (Text) 31307023986872 Non Fiction Available -

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1001 . ‡aDavid, Saul, ‡d1966- ‡eauthor.
24514. ‡aThe Force : ‡bthe legendary special ops unit and WWII's mission impossible / ‡cSaul David.
250 . ‡aFirst edition.
264 1. ‡aNew York ; ‡aBoston : ‡bHachette Books, ‡c2019.
264 4. ‡c©2019.
300 . ‡avi, 360 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : ‡billustrations, portraits, facsimile ; ‡c24 cm
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504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
5050 . ‡aForcemen -- "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".
61020. ‡aFirst Special Service Force.
650 0. ‡aWorld War, 1939-1945 ‡xCommando operations ‡zItaly.
650 0. ‡aWorld War, 1939-1945 ‡xRegimental histories ‡zUnited States.
650 0. ‡aWorld War, 1939-1945 ‡xRegimental histories ‡zCanada.
650 0. ‡aWorld War, 1939-1945 ‡xCampaigns ‡zItaly.
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