The liberator: one World War II soldier's 500-day odyssey from the beaches of Sicily to the gates of Dachau

Prologue. The graves.

pt. 1. The dust bowl. The west ; Off to war

pt. 2. Italy. Sicily ; The race for Messina ; Mountain country

pt. 3. Anzio. Danger ahead ; Hell broke loose ; A blood dimmed tide ; The battle of the caves ; Crossing the line ; The bitch-head ; The break out ; Rome

pt. 4. France. Day 401 ; The Champagne campaign ; The Vosges

pt. 5. Germany. Black December ; The breaking point ; Defeat ; The river ; The Siegfried Line ; Cassino on the Main ; Downfall

pt. 7. The heart of darkness. The day of the Americans ; The hounds of hell ; The coal yard ; The Linden incident ; The long day closes

pt. 8. Last battles. The last days ; Victory in Europe ; Peace breaks out ; The last battle.

The dustbowl

The west

Off to war

Italy

Sicily

The race for Messina

Mountain country

Anzio

Danger ahead

Hell broke loose

A blood-dimmed tide

The battle of the caves

Crossing the line

The bitch-head

The breakout

Rome

France

Day 401

The Champagne campaign

The Vosges

Germany

Black December

The breaking point

Defeat

The river

The Siegfried Line

Cassino on the Main

Downfall

The heart of darkness

The day of the Americans

The hounds of Hell

The coal yard

The Linden incident

The long day closes

Last battles

The last days

Victory in Europe

Peace breaks out

The last battle.