The Gothic Line: Canada's Month of Hell in World War II Italy
by Mark Zuehlke 
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Stretching like an armor-toothed belt across Italy's upper thigh, the Gothic Line was the most fiercely defended position of Hitler's army, but a bloody 28-day offensive led by Canada's first Infantry Division ruptured the German defenses and opened the way for an Allied advance. Through the vivid stories of the soldiers who fought there, this dramatic book recounts a forgotten part of Canadian history and captures the horror and glory Canadians found on the remote battlefield of a far-off land.Tags
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Mark Zuehlke is Canada's Leading Writer of popular military history Holding Juno won the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize in 2006. In 2014, Zuehlke won the prestigious Governor General's History Award for Popular Media, also known as the Pierre Berton Award. Zuehlke lives in Victoria, British Columbia, where he is at work on his next book in the show more Canadian Battle Series. show less
Mark Zuehlke is a LibraryThing Author, an author who lists their personal library on LibraryThing.
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- Canadian Army
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- Italy; Liri Valley, Lazio, Italy
- Important events
- World War II (1939 | 1945); World War II, Italian Campaign (1943-07-10 | 1945-05-02)
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