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1 online resource (ix, 247 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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The Stackpole military history series
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Stackpole military history series.
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Summary |
Cpl. Bill Hanford had one of the U.S. Army's most dangerous jobs in World War II: artillery forward observer (FO). Tasked with calling in heavy fire on the enemy, FOs accompanied infantrymen into combat, crawled into no-man's-land, and ascended observation posts like hills and ridges to find their targets. But beyond the usual perils of ground combat, FOs were specially targeted by the enemy because of their crucial role in directing artillery fire. Hanford spent much of his time fighting in the Vosges Mountains in eastern France and then in Germany in late 1944 and early 1945. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Hanford, William B.
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Hanford, William B. |
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United States. Army. Infantry Division, 103rd.
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United States. Army. Infantry Division, 103rd. |
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United States. Army -- Radiomen -- Biography.
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United States. Army. |
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Biographies.
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Subject |
Hanford, William B. |
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United States. Army. Infantry Division, 103rd. |
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United States. Army. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Scouts and scouting.
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World War (1939-1945) |
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Scouting (Youth activity) |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
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Personal narratives -- American.
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Radio operators -- United States -- Biography.
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Radio operators. |
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United States. |
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Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
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Soldiers. |
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Electronic books.
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Personal narratives.
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Personal narratives.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Hanford, William B. Dangerous assignment. Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, ©2008 9780811734851 (DLC) 2008004306 (OCoLC)191732578 |
ISBN |
9780811746366 (electronic book) |
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0811746364 (electronic book) |
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1283406616 |
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9781283406611 |
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9780811734851 |
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0811734854 |
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