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Summary:

"The day-by-day diary of things both personal and military by the Naval aide and friend of General Ike."

Table of Contents:

• "Operation Doorstop"
• Preparation for invasion
• The invasion of North Africa
• The conquest of Italy
• Overture to liberation
• Cross-channel invasion
• The destruction of German might
• "This war was a Holy War".

Author/Creator:

Butcher, Harry C. (Harry Cecil), 1901-

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

My three years with Eisenhower: the personal diary of Captain Harry C. Butcher, USNR, naval aide to General Eisenhower, 1942 to 1945 [by Butcher, H.C.]

Subjects:

World War, 1939-1945 — Personal narratives, American

World War, 1939-1945 — Campaigns — Africa

World War, 1939-1945 — Campaigns — Italy

World War, 1939-1945 — Campaigns — Western Front

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

Butcher, Harry C. (Harry Cecil), 1901- — Diaries

Butcher, Harry C. (Harry Cecil), 1901-

World War (1939-1945)

1939-1945

Military campaigns

Africa

Italy

Western Front (World War (1939-1945))

Genres:

Diaries

Personal narratives — American

General Notes:

Maps on lining-papers.
London edition (W. Heinemann ltd.) has title: Three years with Eisenhower.
Includes index.

Physical Description:

xvii, 15 unnumbered pages, 3-911 pages, 1 unnumbered page : frontispiece, illustrations (including portraits, facsimiles) ; 23 cm

Call Numbers:

D811 .B86
940.54 B971

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

46003000

OCLC Numbers:

392850