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Title: A River Swift and Deadly: The 36th "Texas" Infantry Division at the Rapido River by Lee Carraway Smith, Lee Caraway Smith, Edwin M. Eakin ISBN: 0-89015-698-0 Publisher: Eakin Publications Pub. Date: July, 1989 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: If you liked "Saving Private Ryan" you will love this book!
Comment: Written from the view of the combat infantryman this book is a griping account of the US 36th. Division's disasterous battle at the Rapido River in the winter of 1944. The author spent two years researching and editing 140 accounts from the soldiers in the line companies to the officers in division headquarters. The result is an epic account of a brave but futile effort "where victory was less likely than death." This book has both the documentation the serious student of World WarII desires combined with the easy style of one of grandad's tales. Best if read in one sitting (Just over 100 pages of text) for maximum effect. This is a verbal "Saving Private Ryan."

Rating: 5
Summary: Very informative book about the 36th Division!
Comment: The book is based on the stories given by WWII veterans of "Texas" 36th Division who were at the Rapido River. The Rapido River was a slaying of brave Texas National Guard Soldiers. The Nazi's had an advantage over the 36th, killing a large number of the brave Americans who were following the orders of General Mark Clark. Clark's action were investagated by congress, and to this day, the information about the battle is top-secret. The Autor, Lee Carraway Smith started this book as a report in a college history report, but she got so involved in the story, she wanted the people to hear the veterans side of the story. The books contains a special section of Pictures, Goverment Documents, and historical images of this bloody battle. This book will inform the public about this "unknown" but true World War II battle.

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