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US Infantryman in World War II (2) Pt. 2 : Mediterranean Theater of Operations 1942-45 by Robert Rush (2002, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-101841763314

ISBN-139781841763316

eBay Product ID (ePID)2443693

Product Key Features

Book TitleUs Infantryman in World War II (2) Pt. 2 : Mediterranean Theater of Operations 1942-45

Number of Pages64 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMilitary / World War II, Military / United States

Publication Year2002

IllustratorSharp, Elizabeth, Yes

GenreHistory

AuthorRobert Rush

Book SeriesWarrior Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight6.7 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width7.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition21

Series Volume Number53

Dewey Decimal940.5/412/73

Table Of ContentIntroduction·The infantry battalion heavy weapons company:.30 Caliber Machine Gun Company; 81mm Mortar Platoon; weapons and weapons systems; Weapons in a heavy weapons company·The effects of Pearl Harbor: The Mediterranean Theater of Operations; The organized reserve and Army of the United States; our composite soldier; The 133d Infantry Regiment·Chronology·John's enlistment, reception and initial training: Camp Wheeler·Replacement·North Africa: Reception and integration; First combat·Italy 1943-44, Salerno to Cassino: Night Attack across the Volturno; Winter 1943; Cassino; The nature of combat; Anzio; machine gunner· Wounded, recovery and return·War's end·Going Home·Museums, re-enactment and collecting·Bibliography·Color plate commentary·Index

SynopsisBetween 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.