Arizona Goes to War: The Home Front and the Front Lines During World War II
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It was a cold, gray morning in northeast France when Pfc. Silvestre Herrera's unit came under heavy fire from a Nazi artillery barrage. Armed with only a hand grenade and his M1 rifle, Herrera fixed his bayonet and mounted a one-man charge, single-handedly capturing eight German soldiers, then killing two more and pinning down the enemy despite having had both feet blown off by a mine. A few months later he was back home in Phoenix when the...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0816521891
ISBN13:9780816521890
Release Date:April 2003
Publisher:University of Arizona Press
Length:233 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 7.0" x 10.0"
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