The liberators of Pilsen : the U.S. 16th Armored Division in World War II Czechoslovakia / Bryan J....
The liberators of Pilsen : the U.S. 16th Armored Division in World War II Czechoslovakia / Bryan J....
The liberators of Pilsen : the U.S. 16th Armored Division in World War II Czechoslovakia / Bryan J. Dickerson.
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Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
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G 2018/1548
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Language
English
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x, 223 pages ; 23 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Forming the 16th Armored Division -- Training for war -- Czechoslovakia's long years of Nazi occupation -- Summer and fall of 1944 -- Deployed to Europe -- First battle for the 23rd Cavalry Squadron -- The first days of May 1945 -- Day of Decision -- Pilsen and Prague on the eve of liberation -- The...
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Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
[2018]
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"Formed in July 1943 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, the 16th Armored Division was the last U.S. armored division to be activated in World War II, the last deployed to the European Theater and last to see combat. In its first and only combat operation, the 16th liberated the city of Pilsen, forever endearing itself to the Czech people"-- Provided by pub...
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The liberators of Pilsen : the U.S. 16th Armored Division in World War II Czechoslovakia / Bryan J. Dickerson.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2018/1548
Record Identifier
74VKVNkW3N7O
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVNkW3N7O
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ISBN
1476671141 paperback alkaline paper
9781476671147 paperback alkaline paper
DDC
940.54213714
MMS ID
991024162080102626
