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Few Returned: Diary of Twenty-eight Days on the Russian Front, Winter, 1942-43
Eugenio Corti
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paperback. This account of the bitter fighting on the Russian front during World War II is told through the eyes of one former officer in the Italian army. His diary is of his experiences during the month it took the troops to break through the Russian line to freedom, and it is already a classic in Italy. Translator(s): Levy, Peter Edward. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBW; HBWQ; JWD; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
In December 1942, 21-year-old Eugenio Corti, an officer in the Italian army, found himself, along with 30,000 Italians and 6,000 Germans, surrounded by Russians on Russian soil. To save themselves, they set out on a terrifying march through the desolate environment, where temperatures constantly hovered between -30 and -40 degrees Fahrenheit. The Italian troops were ill equipped and ill prepared for the struggle that followed. ""Few Returned"" is Corti's diary of his experiences during the month it took the troops to break through the Russian line to freedom. Each day brought brutal engagements with the Russians, and there was little ... Read more
In December 1942, 21-year-old Eugenio Corti, an officer in the Italian army, found himself, along with 30,000 Italians and 6,000 Germans, surrounded by Russians on Russian soil. To save themselves, they set out on a terrifying march through the desolate environment, where temperatures constantly hovered between -30 and -40 degrees Fahrenheit. The Italian troops were ill equipped and ill prepared for the struggle that followed. ""Few Returned"" is Corti's diary of his experiences during the month it took the troops to break through the Russian line to freedom. Each day brought brutal engagements with the Russians, and there was little ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Missouri Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Missouri, United States
ISBN
9780826211156
SKU
V9780826211156
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