When a slim packet of his father’s letters came to light after his mother’s death, Bill Thorness began a quest to rediscover his father, who was an army commando battling in Italy to liberate Rome in World War II.
When a slim packet of his father’s letters came to light after his mother’s death, Bill Thorness began a quest to rediscover his father, who was an army commando battling in Italy to liberate Rome in World War II.
Bill Thorness’s varied work as a journalist has spanned more than thirty-five years, from early work as editor of a national business magazine to current work as a freelance travel writer for the Seattle Times . He is the author of five nonfiction books, including Cycling the Pacific Coast: The Complete Guide from Canada to Mexico.
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List of Illustrations Part 1: Difensa 1. 2009 – Journey: Bringing My Father into Focus 2. 1944 – War: Scaling a Mountain 3. 2009 – Journey: An Initial Exploration 4. 2009 – Journey: Replowing Dakota Soil 5. 1944 – War: Talking la Difensa Part 2: From Helena to the Winter Line 1. 2010 – Journey: The Language of a Quest 2. 1942 – War: Becoming a Solider 3. 1943 – War: Training the Braves 4. 2011 – Journey: Returning to the Battlefield 5. 1943 – War: Sailing to Naples 6. 2011 – Journey: Meeting the Force Family 7. 1943 – War: Boots on Italian Soil 8. 2011 – Journey: Revisiting Difensa 9. 1943 – War: From Winter Line to Anzio Part 3: Anzio 1. 2011 – Journey: Memorials to Begin the Trek 2. 1943 – War: The D-Day Diversion 3. 2011 – Journey: In the Command Caves 4. 1944 – War: Landing at Anzio 5. 2011 – Journey: Finding Foce Verde 6. 2011 – Journey: Hot Feet on the Road 7. 1944 – War: The Force Joins the Fight 8. 2011 – Journey: Cisterna’s Buzzing Roads 9. 2011 – Journey: History is What You See 10. 1944 – War: Settling in at the Front 11. 2011 – Journey: Conjuring up the “Billiard Table” 12. 1944 – War: The Black Devils Raid at Night 13. 2011 – Journey: Edging into the Hills 14. 2011 – Journey: Dog Tired at the Top of the Town 15. 1944 – War: Off the Beachhead 16. 2011 – Journey: The Suffering of Cori 17. 2011 – Journey: Last Legs to Artena 18. 1944 – War: Making a Mountain Fortress 19. 2011 – Journey: Castle Graffiti 20. 1944 – War: Cut Down in Colleferro 21. 2011 – Journey: Devastation of Mountain Villages 22. 1944 – War: Forces at Rome’s Gates 23. 2011 – Journey: Walking the Ancient Gates Part 4: Postwar 1. 1944 – War: Making the White Sheets 2. 1944 – Family: A Soldier’s Rough Return 3. 2011 – Journey: Commemoration Author's Note
List of Illustrations Part 1: Difensa 1. 2009 – Journey: Bringing My Father into Focus 2. 1944 – War: Scaling a Mountain 3. 2009 – Journey: An Initial Exploration 4. 2009 – Journey: Replowing Dakota Soil 5. 1944 – War: Talking la Difensa Part 2: From Helena to the Winter Line 1. 2010 – Journey: The Language of a Quest 2. 1942 – War: Becoming a Solider 3. 1943 – War: Training the Braves 4. 2011 – Journey: Returning to the Battlefield 5. 1943 – War: Sailing to Naples 6. 2011 – Journey: Meeting the Force Family 7. 1943 – War: Boots on Italian Soil 8. 2011 – Journey: Revisiting Difensa 9. 1943 – War: From Winter Line to Anzio Part 3: Anzio 1. 2011 – Journey: Memorials to Begin the Trek 2. 1943 – War: The D-Day Diversion 3. 2011 – Journey: In the Command Caves 4. 1944 – War: Landing at Anzio 5. 2011 – Journey: Finding Foce Verde 6. 2011 – Journey: Hot Feet on the Road 7. 1944 – War: The Force Joins the Fight 8. 2011 – Journey: Cisterna’s Buzzing Roads 9. 2011 – Journey: History is What You See 10. 1944 – War: Settling in at the Front 11. 2011 – Journey: Conjuring up the “Billiard Table” 12. 1944 – War: The Black Devils Raid at Night 13. 2011 – Journey: Edging into the Hills 14. 2011 – Journey: Dog Tired at the Top of the Town 15. 1944 – War: Off the Beachhead 16. 2011 – Journey: The Suffering of Cori 17. 2011 – Journey: Last Legs to Artena 18. 1944 – War: Making a Mountain Fortress 19. 2011 – Journey: Castle Graffiti 20. 1944 – War: Cut Down in Colleferro 21. 2011 – Journey: Devastation of Mountain Villages 22. 1944 – War: Forces at Rome’s Gates 23. 2011 – Journey: Walking the Ancient Gates Part 4: Postwar 1. 1944 – War: Making the White Sheets 2. 1944 – Family: A Soldier’s Rough Return 3. 2011 – Journey: Commemoration Author's Note
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