A Death in San Pietro: The Untold Story of Ernie Pyle, John Huston, and the Fight for Purple Heart Valley

by Tim Brady and Tim Brady

Book Overview

By the time Mark Clark's Fifth Army reached the small village of San Pietro north of Naples in the first week of December 1943, a tough but rapid sweep through Sicily came to a muddy halt. On the slopes of a distant mountain, the death of a single platoon captain, Henry Waskow, epitomized the struggle.

A Death in San Pietro chronicles the quietly heroic and beloved Captain Waskow and his company as they make their way into battle...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306822148
• ISBN13: 9780306822148
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.2"