2 edition of The day of battle found in the catalog.
The day of battle
Published
2013
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Written in English
Follows the Allied armies from the July 1943 invasion of Sicily to the June 1944 liberation of Rome.
Edition Notes
Includes selected bibliographical references (pages 1017-1093). Complete bibliographical references found in original, regular print edition.
| Statement | Rick Atkinson |
| Series | The Liberation trilogy -- bk. 2, Thorndike Press large print nonfiction, Thorndike Press large print nonfiction series |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | D763.I8 A85 2013 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 1109 pages (large print), 32 unnumbered pages of plates |
| Number of Pages | 1109 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL26917971M |
| ISBN 10 | 1410463869 |
| ISBN 10 | 9781410463869 |
| LC Control Number | 2013032229 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 856518420 |
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The day after he was one of the first GI's into Rome.
