The WWII Story That Brought America to Tears: Ernie Pyle & Captain Waskow
professor of US military history, Missouri S&T; author of multiple volumes on the US Army in WWII
Selection · Edition 2026-07-17
McManus and Hymel use Ernie Pyle's famous column about Captain Waskow's death at San Pietro to examine combat leadership in the 36th Infantry Division's brutal Italian campaign. More about the human cost of command than tactical detail, but the San Pietro fighting provides real operational context.
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