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The Devil's Brigade / by Adleman, Robert H.,1919-1995.(CARDINAL)129659; Walton, George,1904-1976.(CARDINAL)126998;
Story of the First Special Service Force, a bi-national Brigade of U.S. and Canadian commandos, including a description of their exploits in Italy and southern France during World War II.Pyke -- Frederick -- That summer of 1942 -- The gate swings both ways -- The dry run -- The six bloody days -- The meat grinder -- The black devils of Anzio -- The breakout, the road to Rome ... and beyond -- The Champagne campaign and the end of the trail.
Subjects: Allied Forces. Special Service Force, 1st.; North Caroliniana.;
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The Devil's Brigade / by Adleman, Robert H.,1919-1995.(CARDINAL)129659; Walton, George,1904-1976.(CARDINAL)126998;
Subjects: Allied Forces. Special Service Force, 1st.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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633 squadron ; Bridge at Remagen ; Devil's brigade. by Grauman, Walter E.,director.; Robertson, Cliff,1923-2011,actor.; Chakiris, George,actor.; Perschy, Maria,actor.; Andrews, Harry,actor.; Goodwin, Ron.; Segal, George,actor.; Vaughn, Robert,actor.; Gazzara, Ben,1930-2012,actor.; Guillermin, John,1925-2015,director.; McLaglen, Andrew V.,(Andrew Victor),1920-2014,director.; Wolper, David L.,producer.; Holden, William,1918-1981,actor.; Andrews, Dana,1909-1992,actor.; Smith, Frederick E.(Frederick Escreet),1919-2012633 Squadron.; Hechler, Ken,1914-2016.Bridge at Remagen.; Adleman, Robert H.,1919-1995Devil's brigade.; MGM Home Entertainment Inc.; MGM/UA Home Video (Firm); Mirisch Corporation.; United Artists Corporation.; Warner Home Video (Firm),distributor.; Wolper Productions.;
633 squadron (1963): the Mirisch Corporation ; screenplay by James Clavell and Howard Koch ; produced by Cecil F. Ford ; directed by Walter E. Grauman. / The bridge at Remagen (1969): Wolper Pictures, Ltd. ; Screenplay, Richard Yates, William Roberts ; screen story, Roger Hirson ; producer, David L. Wolper ; director, John Guillermin ; music, Elmer Bernstein./ The devil's brigade (1969): a production of Wolper Pictures, Ltd. ; United Artists ; directed by Andrew V. McLaglen ; produced by David L. Wolper./ 633 squadron: based on the novel by Frederick E. Smith. -- The bridge at Remagen: based on a book by Kenneth William Hechler. -- The devil's brigade: based on the book by Robert H. Adleman.633 squadron: Cliff Robertson, George Chakiris, Maria Perschy, Harry Andrews, Donald Houston.The bridge at Remagen: George Segal, Robert Vaughn, Ben Gazzara, Bradford Dillman, Anna Gael, E.G. Marshall.The devil's brigade: William Holden, Cliff Robertson, Vince Edwards, Dana Andrews, Gretchen Wyler, Carroll O'Connor, Michael Rennie.633 squadron: An RAF squadron is assigned to fly Mosquito bombers into Norway to destroy the Nazis' rocket fuel plants. -- The bridge at Remagen: Based on the true story of an astute American general and a high-ranking German officer, torn by the conflicting demands of his country and fellow countrymen, during the last days of World War II. -- Devil's brigade: Based on the 1st Special Service Force of World War II. Misfit American GIs join efficient Canadian troops for commando tactics against the Nazis in Italy during World War II.The bridge at Remagen: rated PG ; 633 Squadron, The Devil's brigade: not rated.DVD.
Subjects: Feature films.; War films.; Great Britain. Royal Air Force; Allied Forces. Special Service Force, 1st; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Special forces (Military science);
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A perfect hell : the true story of the Black Devils, the forefathers of the Special Forces / by Nadler, John.(CARDINAL)544000;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 374-383) and index.
Subjects: Allied Forces. Special Service Force, 1st.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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The Force : The Legendary Special Ops Unit and WWII's Mission Impossible / by David, Saul,1966-author.(CARDINAL)633820;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-351) and index.Forcemen -- "Where you from, soldier?" -- "Germany first" -- The plough project -- "Push ahead with all possible speed" -- "Frederick, you are now in charge" -- 1-2 company -- "Everybody fought somebody" -- Waling and glass -- "Suspend effort on present line" -- "They blew up bridges, culverts, and everything" -- "A very special force" -- "The battle of the slabs" -- "Their chance will come" -- "We had a crazy bunch of guys" -- "The objective now was perfection" -- "We want to take as many prisoners as possible" -- Kiska -- "Picked men of first-class physique" -- "We had a swell 3 decker cake" -- "This excellent and specially trained force" -- The Empress of Scotland -- "There was utter destruction" -- The winter line -- "Met at every turn by rifle and machine-gun fire" -- A "herculean" task -- "Difensa or bust" -- The defenders -- "A wet and forbidding mountain" -- The climb -- "All hell broke loose" -- "Medic! medic!" -- "Five yards! five yards!" -- "I don't know how we did it" -- "Kia, return to sender" -- "The best god-damned fighters in the world" -- "They were best friends for the rest of their lives".In December of 1943, as Nazi forces sprawled around the world and the future of civilization hung in the balance, a group of highly trained U.S. and Canadian soldiers from humble backgrounds was asked to do the impossible: capture a crucial Nazi stronghold perched atop stunningly steep cliffs. The men were a rough-and-ready group, assembled from towns nested in North America's most unforgiving terrain, where many of them had struggled through the Great Depression relying on canny survival skills and the fearlessness of youth. Brought together by the promise to take part in the military's most elite missions, they formed a unique brotherhood tested first by the crucible of state-of-the-art training-including skiing, rock climbing, and parachuting-and then tragically by the vicious fighting they would face. The early battle in the Italian theatre for the strategic fort cost the heroic U.S.-Canadian commando unit-their first special forces unit ever assembled-enormous casualties. Yet the victory put them in position to continue their drive into Italy, setting the stage for the Allies' resurgence toward victory in WWII. The unit, with its vast range of capabilities and mission-specific exercises, became a model for the "Green Berets" and other special forces groups that would go on to accomplish America's most challenging undertakings behind enemy lines. Knitting first-hand accounts seamlessly into the narrative-drawing on interviews with surviving members and their families; the memoirs, letters, and diaries of Forcemen; and declassified documents in the American, Canadian, British, and German archives -- The Force tells a story that is as deeply personal as it is inspiring.In December of 1943, as Nazi forces sprawled around the world and the future of civilization hung in the balance, a group of highly trained U.S. and Canadian soldiers was asked to do the impossible: capture a crucial Nazi stronghold perched atop stunningly steep cliffs. Brought together by the promise to take part in the military's most elite missions, they formed a unique brotherhood tested first by the crucible of state-of-the-art training, and then by the vicious fighting they would face. The unit became a model for the "Green Berets" and other special forces groups. David draws on first-hand accounts, interviews, memoirs, land declassified documents to tell a story that is as deeply personal as it is inspiring. -- adapted from jacket
Subjects: Allied Forces. Special Service Force, 1st.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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633 squadron ; Bridge at Remagen ; Devil's brigade [videorecording] / by Adleman, Robert H.,1919-Devil's brigade.; Andrews, Dana,1909-1992.(CARDINAL)522029; Andrews, Harry.; Chakiris, George.; Gazzara, Ben,1930-2012.(CARDINAL)499220; Goodwin, Ron.; Grauman, Walter E.; Guillermin, John,1925-; Hechler, Ken,1914-Bridge at Remagen.; Holden, William,1918-1981.(CARDINAL)724540; McLaglen, Andrew V.(Andrew Victor),1920-; Perschy, Maria.; Robertson, Cliff,1923-2011.(CARDINAL)791626; Robertson, Cliff.(CARDINAL)161854; Segal, George.; Smith, Frederick E.(Frederick Escreet),1919-2012.633 Squadron.; Vaughn, Robert.(CARDINAL)220848; Wolper, David L.(CARDINAL)843068; MGM Home Entertainment Inc.(CARDINAL)533205; MGM/UA Home Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)782781; Mirisch Corporation.; United Artists Corporation.(CARDINAL)715521; Warner Home Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)218485; Wolper Productions.;
633 squadron: Cliff Robertson, George Chakiris, Maria Perschy, Harry Andrews, Donald Houston. The bridge at Remagen: George Segal, Robert Vaughn, Ben Gazzara, Bradford Dillman, Anna Gael, E.G. Marshall. The devil's brigade: William Holden, Cliff Robertson, Vince Edwards, Dana Andrews, Gretchen Wyler, Carroll O'Connor, Michael Rennie. 633 squadron: An RAF squadron is assigned to fly Mosquito bombers into Norway to destroy the Nazis' rocket fuel plants. ( 95 mins., 1964) -- The bridge at Remagen: Based on the true story of an astute American general and a high-ranking German officer, torn by the conflicting demands of his country and fellow countrymen, during the last days of World War II. (116 mins, 1969) -- Devil's brigade: Based on the 1st Special Service Force of World War II. Misfit American GIs join efficient Canadian troops for commando tactics against the Nazis in Italy during World War II. (132 mins., 1969) The bridge at Remagen: rated PG ; 633 Squadron, The Devil's brigade: not rated.
Subjects: Feature films.; War films.; Great Britain. Royal Air Force; Allied Forces. Special Service Force, 1st; Feature films.; Special forces (Military science); War films.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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The Black Devil Brigade : the true story of the First Special Service Force in World War II : an oral history / by Springer, Joseph A.(Joseph Adam),1962-(CARDINAL)663213;
Includes bibliographical references (page 285-]-286) and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Allied Forces. Special Service Force, 1st; Allied Forces. Special Service Force, 1st; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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All roads lead to Rome : searching for the end of my father's war / by Thorness, Bill,1960-author.(CARDINAL)483256;
Includes bibliographical references.Difensa -- From Helena to the Winter Line -- Anzio -- Postwar."What happens when a seasoned journalist and travel writer takes on his most challenging assignment yet--crossing not just continents but also history--by retracing his father's steps on the battlefields of Italy in World War II? When a slim packet of his father's letters came to light after his mother's death, Bill Thorness began a quest to rediscover his father. Thorness traveled to the World War II battlefields where America's first team of commandos fought. The youngest son of one of those commandos, Thorness gained a sense of the horror his father had kept from his family on the mountain where the First Special Service Force fought. Then, standing on a bridge in Rome, he reflected on the loss his father must have felt in not making it to the end of the campaign to liberate the Eternal City. In All Roads Lead to Rome Thorness considers his father's decisive moments in battle and beyond, and how he soldiered on as a disabled veteran through his life, raising a family and succumbing to an early death. Alternating between reimagined battle scenes and present-day travels, Thorness explores World War II and family history, the value and limits of memory, the attitudes of war, and our society's inadequate understanding and support of combat veterans, who may return with physical and emotional scars that change them deeply. Thorness steps into his father's shoes to revisit his story and finish that walk into Rome, weaving a story that is part travelogue, part history, and part memoir about the ravages of war"--
Subjects: Thorness, Erick G. (Erick Gabriel), 1912-1969.; Thorness, Erick G. (Erick Gabriel), 1912-1969; Thorness, Bill, 1960-; Allied Forces. Special Service Force, 1st; Monte La Difensa, Battle of, Italy, 1943.; World War, 1939-1945; Soldiers; Veterans;
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