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Based on true historical facts. During early spring of 1944 in the Mount Cassino war ravaged area, the Allied armies were stymied by the formidable, well entrenched German enemy.
For the commander of the American Fifth Army, time is running out. His chance at liberating Rome--and obtaining a glorious place in history are eroding daily. General Mark Clark has an ace in the hole, the dreaded, vicious Moroccan Goumier mountain troops for whom atrocities is a way of life. Ultimately, he decides to authorize atrocities for the sake of historical glory. The Italian populace refered the horrific event as "The White Paper Act." Heroes and heroines rise ti the occasion. An everlasting love story rises from the ravages of war between a great American war hero and a courageous Italian peasant girl. A must for readers interested in historical events and yes, indeed, most of it really happened!
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"Historical event that's unknown to the public. The information as presented by is authentic. An outstanding piece of work." -- The Reader, February 19, 1998
"Peasants waving American flags, were raped and vandalized. historical facts of terror are incorporated an unexpecting Italian village." -- Donna DeSantis, The NAIF, Vol.14,No.3, Summer 1998
"Romantic entanglement shadowed by a marauding attack on Pico during wartime. Chapter in history that Italians would rather forget." -- Daily Californian, December 16, 1997
"Peasants waving American flags, were raped and vandalized. historical facts of terror are incorporated an unexpecting Italian village." -- Donna DeSantis, The NAIF, Vol.14,No.3, Summer 1998
"Romantic entanglement shadowed by a marauding attack on Pico during wartime. Chapter in history that Italians would rather forget." -- Daily Californian, December 16, 1997
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- PublisherTadone Publishing
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0965962806
- ISBN 13 9780965962803
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages332
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. ix, 332pp, endpaper maps. Or red cloth in jacket. SIGNED by author on verso of ffep. Minimal edge wear to jacket, remainder lines on bottom edge. An account of the taking of Monte Cassino, and the 'permitted' rapes and other atrocities perpetrated by the Moroccan Goumiers. As an incentive the so called 'White Paper Act' allowed the Goumiers 7 days of rape, pillage and other atrocities. Size: 8vo. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 007913
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