The Liri Valley: Canada's World War II Breakthrough to Rome

Mark Zuehlke

ISBN 10: 0773733086 / ISBN 13: 9780773733084

Published by Stoddart Pub, Toronto, 2001

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Larger 8vo pp 492. "This book is a testament to the sacrifices made by the PPCLI, the Van Doos, The Royal Canadian Regiment and other Canadian regiments that battled the Germans to open the back door to Europe' Signed by the author on title page.

Seller Inventory # 333444

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Liri Valley: Canada's World War II Breakthrough to Rome
• Publisher: Stoddart Pub, Toronto
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0773733086
• ISBN 13: 9780773733084
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Military History

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Synopsis

For the Allied armies fighting their way up the Italian boot in early 1944, Rome was the prize that could only be won through a massive offensive. Military historian Mark Zuehlke returns to the Mediterranean theater of World War II with this gripping tribute to the Canadians who opened the way for the Allies to take Rome. The book is a fitting testament to the bravery of soldiers like the badly wounded Captain Pierre Potvin, who survived more than 30 hours alone on the battlefield.

About the Author

Mark Zuehlke is the winner of the 2014 Pierre Berton Award: the Governor General's History Award for Popular Media. In 2006, his Canadian Battle Series book Holding Juno won the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize. He has also written six historical works outside of the series, including For Honour’s Sake (Knopf Canada), which won the 2007 Canadian Author’s Association Lela Common Award for Canadian History. He lives in Victoria, BC.