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The Liberator: One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau

From the invasion of Italy to the gates of Dachau, no World War II infantry unit in Europe saw more action or endured worse than the one commanded by Felix Sparks. A maverick officer – and the only man to survive his company’s wartime odyssey from bitter beginning to victorious end – Sparks’s remarkable true story is told here for the very first time.

Important places

Anzio (27)
Dachau (16)

Regions

Caltanissetta (306)
Roma (1,363)
Bayern (604)
Vosges (13)

Countries

France (7,260)
Italy (5,202)
Germany (3,818)

Other geographical areas

Grand Est (261)
Sicily (366)
Lazio (1,399)
Southern Europe (7,123)