FROM SALERNO TO THE ALPS: HISTORY OF THE FIFTH ARMY, 1943-1945 (WWII UNIT HISTORY)Starr, Liutenant Colonel Chester G.
Yes. Thanks for joggin my memory. That is the book that I would like to add to my library. I don't expect it to be as good as the US Army history but it will fill in a hole in my collection.
I've been interested in "An Army at Dawn" but since it was a new release, I knew I could wait. But now that I've read it, I really like it. It has details like I like. No Organization Table--bummer. The reason I wanted it was to learn about the leaders who would later be involved in the Italian Campaign.
I was scanning thru the many photos and saw one of Lt. Col. Wm. Darby. I've read about him as a Geneal but I know nothing about his experiences in N. Africa.
Then there was one of Ted Roosevelt. Hey! I've stood at his grave marker at Normandy. Ted Roosevelt was on staff with 1st Infantry Division and then in II Corps(it seems) but he didn't sever in Italy to my knowledge. Next to General Roosevelt was buried Quentin Roosevelt. The book's index also had listed the name Quetin. But Quentin was a WW1 pilot that was shot down over France. Why would the book mention him? Well, it seems that Ted Roosevelt named his son after his brother. It was Ted's son that is in this book, as he was severly wounded in N. Africa(not sure yet if he died). The book describes how General Roosevelt was a real gung-ho guy. He walked on the beach at N. Africa with initial landing. He also landed at Normandy on D-Day, only to die 2 weeks later of a heart condition.
Steve