This absorbing study investigates the doctrine, training, equipment, and combat record of the US specialist beach-landing troops and their German opponents who fought over three bitterly contested amphibious beachheads in Europe at the height of World War II.
During World War II, the US Army and its allies faced a formidable challenge: the need to assault Hitler's "Fortress Europe" from the sea. As a result, during 1941--45, the US Army had to add amphibious assault to its list of combat capabilities. Officers and troops from across the US Armed Forces had to develop the techniques and technologies to assault the coasts of Axis-occupied Europe, from logistics to beach assault and beachhead consolidation, and more. In order to win and hold a contested beachhead in the face of bitter enemy resistance, the amphibious-warfare specialists played a variety of essential battlefield roles; if the US troops could not establish a beachhead quickly, they risked being thrown back into the sea. For their part, the Germans had to devise a practical defensive doctrine that made the most of the limited resources and troops available and the terrain. The German infantry defenders immediately around the landing areas had to be able to call upon support from nearby artillery, mechanized troops, and armored forces to have a chance of containing the enemy beachhead. This illustrated study analyses the specialist beach-landing troops involved in three key battles--the Allied amphibious landings at Salerno and Anzio in Italy, and Omaha Beach in Normandy--focusing upon the US Army's various types of beach-assault specialists and their German opponents, whose combat experience and effectiveness varied considerably. Each of the three featured battles is then examined in detail, exploring how the Germans made defensive preparations; how the US troops planned to overcome them; and the immediate actions undertaken by the US amphibious specialists and their German opponents both during and following the main assault landings.
Автор: Carmine Salerno, Toni (toni Carmine Salerno) Название: Lovers oracle ISBN: 0980555035 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780980555035 Издательство: DEEP BOOKS Рейтинг: Цена: 21770.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Some of the most prominent figures in the Beat Movement were attracted to the new Cuba as a place where people would be racially equal, sexually free, and politically enfranchised. Todd Tietchen clearly documents the multiple ways in which the Beats engaged with the scene in Havana. He also demonstrates that even in these early years the Beat movement expounded a diverse but identifiable politics.
Автор: Carmine Salerno, Toni (toni Carmine Salerno) Название: Spirit oracle ISBN: 095791492X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780957914926 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 23390.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: In the museums of Urumchi, in Western China a collection of ancient mummies lay at the centre of an enormous mystery. Some of Urumchi`s mummies date back as far as 4,000 years - contemporaries of those in Egypt, but even more beautifully preserved, especially their clothing. Surprisingly, these prehistoric people were not Chinese but Caucasion, tall, large nosed and blonde with round eyes that were probably blue. Where did they come from and what were they doing in the foothills of the Himalayas?
The public knows him as the character Tony Darvo in the movie Midnight Run, but Richie Salerno was born into the world of the Brooklyn Mafia during the heyday of the New York mob and for a time it looked like he'd get caught up in a life of crime. After all, some of the most notorious figures in the gangster world he knew as uncles, aunts, cousins and family friends. During a stint in prison for theft, Richie turned his life around using the tailoring skills he learned from his father and butchering abilities he picked up from his father-in-law to ingratiate himself with the warden and guards which got him through one hundred and twenty months without a scratch.
As luck would have it, after his release he scored an audition for a film Serpico directed by Sidney Lumet, best known for "12 Angry Men" and "Dog Day Afternoon." That audition turned into a career of long standing as a character actor in major Hollywood films.
Now, Richie has written a memoir of his journey from the mean streets of Brooklyn and as a child of the mob to the silver screen.
Автор: Salerno Toni Carmine Название: Angels Writing, Healing & Creativity Journal ISBN: 0738768618 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780738768618 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 20190.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Salerno Nicholas III Название: The Wanderer, Saving Paradise ISBN: 1393326102 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781393326106 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 12740.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
The Wanderer, Saving Paradise
By Nicholas Salerno III
The Wanderer is back, and he's turning to his old ways to save a lost girl. Take the long walk to the dark side with the Wanderer. An unlikely hero seeking redemption from his past life. He will have to turn to old ways to save a lost soul. Will the Wanderer have the will power to escape a life of crime for the second time? Filled with action, con jobs, drugs, fights, sex, mobsters, and hundreds of bullets. The Wanderer is saving Paradise. (Vol #1, 105 pages)
Автор: Longiotti Cor Название: The Way It Was WW II Salerno-Casino-Anzio POW in Germany ISBN: 1484077075 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781484077078 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 14890.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Konstam Angus Название: Salerno 1943 ISBN: 1780962495 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781780962498 Издательство: Osprey Рейтинг: Цена: 16820.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: In mid-September 1943, as the opening move of the Allied campaign to liberate the mainland of Italy, an Anglo-American invasion force landed on the beaches of the Gulf of Salerno, only a few dozen miles to the south of Naples. Using documentary records, memoirs from all sides, this title recreates the battle day by day, hour by hour.
America's ever-expanding waistline: We see it, hear about it, and worry about it But can anything be done about it?
People today work harder and take better care of their health than any previous generation. So how could two-thirds of us fail to measure up when it comes to eating right and exercising? HBO and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences have joined together to bring you the nation's foremost experts and definitive research on weight and weight loss. "The Weight of the Nation" explains how we got to this unhealthy place and how we can get to a healthy weight by overcoming the forces that drive us to eat too much and move too little.
"The Weight of the Nation" answers crucial questions about yo-yo dieting, how metabolism functions, why stress affects weight, and how to keep weight off forever. Based on the rich research behind HBO's documentary series, "The Weight of the Nation" is the only book that tells it like it is: losing weight is hard, keeping it off is even harder, and there's no quick fix. Weight loss takes a lot of work and a lifetime commitment, but thousands have done it and this book will show you how.
Автор: Fusco Emilia Salerno Название: Cucina Calabrese: Calabrian Kitchen ISBN: 1546207856 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781546207856 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 33330.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
