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From Omaha Beach to Dawson's Ridge : the combat journal of Captain Joe Dawson / edited by Cole C. Kingseed.
- Title
- From Omaha Beach to Dawson's Ridge : the combat journal of Captain Joe Dawson / edited by Cole C. Kingseed.
- Author
- Dawson, Joe, 1914-1998
- Publication
- Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, ©2005.
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| Text | Request in advance | D769.31 16th .D39 2005 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Kingseed, Cole C. (Cole Christian), 1949-
- Description
- xxviii, 272 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits; 24 cm
- Summary
- "An infantry company commander in the U.S. Army's heralded 1st Infantry Division, Captain Joseph Turner Dawson led his men through some of the most brutal battles of World War II. From the invasion of North Africa in late 1942 through Sicily and the assault on Normandy to the push toward the German frontier late in 1944, Dawson's length of service on the front lines was extraordinary, and his heroism while holding off the Germans on a ridge near Aachen, Germany, is legendary. Based on Dawson's own combat journal, this book focuses on leadership in combat during the greatest human drama of the twentieth century."--Dust jacket, front flap.
- "Dawson is at the heart of the drama as he describes the strain of constant combat and its effect on the combat infantryman. His writings have been edited by the former chief military historian at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Colonel Cole C. Kingseed, who succeeds masterfully in capturing the essence of combat leadership through the actions of this citizen-warrior. Although Dawson was an Army officer, the lessons his journal offers cut across service lines to help readers understand what makes a good frontline commander."--Dust jacket, front flap.
- Subject
- Dawson, Joe, 1914-1998 > Correspondence
- Dawson, Joe, 1914-1998
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 16th (1869-1957)
- United States. Army > Officers > Correspondence
- United States. Army
- 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Western Front
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Africa, North
- World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American
- Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Front occidental
- Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Afrique du Nord
- Armed Forces > Officers
- Military campaigns
- Offizier
- Zweiter Weltkrieg
- Heer
- Tweede Wereldoorlog
- Veldtochten
- Weltkrieg (1939-1945)
- North Africa
- Western Front (World War (1939-1945))
- USA
- UNITED STATES. ARMY. INFANTRY REGIMENT, 16TH
- Historical
- Military
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives – American
- Personal correspondence
- Erlebnisbericht.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-265) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Foreword / Carlo D'Este -- Prologue -- Joining the Big Red One -- Overseas -- North Africa -- Sicily -- Preparation for D-Day -- Normandy -- Breakout and pursuit -- Aachen -- Return to Europe -- Epilogue.
- ISBN
- 1591144396
- 9781591144397
- LCCN
- 2005013475
- OCLC
- 60360437
- SCSB-12707030
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library