Arab King's 469 Concubines & Other True Stories
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Within about 30 days the big break out of the Apennine Mountains would begin for our unit the 6th Armored Infantry Battalion of the 1st Armored Division. Actually it was not only our unit but the entire 5th Army. Our battalion would be using the same 2 miles we encountered on that eventful night patrol previously discussed. Once we got through with a lot of tanks into the Po Valley the German Infantry and tanks were waiting to engage us. When the big night finally arrived and we successfully fought our way through the 2 miles, we then broke out of those dreadful mountains. We had used overwhelming tanks over those two miles. If one of the tanks was hit and immobilized, we used our bulldozers to push them from blocking the road or just pushed the tank off the road over the mountain. We finally got into the Po Valley and it looked like Dante's Inferno of Hell. Tanks were firing their 105 canons fast and furiously, and their 50 caliber and 30 caliber machine guns, and some were on fire. The tank crews somehow would try to get out before the fire spread to the gasoline tanks or ammunition carried on board. Some of the tank crews would come out missing legs or arms but they would come out if at all possible. If all this was not enough, artillery and mortar fire would be coming in. Our infantry job was to keep German infantry from getting close to our assigned tank. Tanks are vulnerable to recoiles rocket fire - then called "bazookas". Even German infantry would try to put what is called a "shaped charge" which is an explosive whose outer shell is magnetized, attaches itself to the tanks outer metal hull. It explodes and it blows a hole in the armor - causing liquid hot metal to fly around the inside of the tank. "Bad for the health of the crew"!
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Regarding the King's Harem of 469 Concubines, gain intimate details of how it worked. Why was a bookkeeping system required? In other true stories the author reveals how he, as a 19 year old Infantry Private, soon became a Sergeant in charge of a Platoon of approximately 50 soldiers. He then shortly received a Battle Field Commission in the rank of Lieutenant with the job of Platoon Leader. Share his adventures in the Mountains of Italy in World War II as he shares his memories of surviving three major engagements: Rome Arno, Appennines & the Po Valley. His autobiography also reveals how he traveled or lived in over thirty countries and recounts the many amusing and very unusual situations and true stories he encountered. He gives you an unbiased opinion of the places he visited; including the ones that so gripped his mind and heart that their image is emblazoned in his mind. Finally as a civilian, he turned work into fun by finally finding the right job. What is the secret of how and why he kept this job for twenty years? He also discovered how to invest and make large profits safely from one basic rule.
About the Author
Jerry Sola was born during a revolution in Managua, Nicaragua. He weighed 12 pounds at birth. His father brought the doctor at pistol point. Jerry has lived or traveled in 30 different countries. He is a graduate of Georgia Tech.
His father captured 75 Germans in World War II while serving with a Scotish Regiment. He received the Silver Star for heroism. He also was the first Military Governor of Franfurt, Germany after World War II