Entry 6 · Book chapter 7
September 14 1943
An intense night battle near the beachhead, with naval bombardment lighting the sky and hurried, ad hoc arming of the intelligence men.
Themes
Reflections
Official history vs. what he witnessed
After the chaotic Salerno counterattack, Lewis predicts official history will dress up the retreat with false dignity, when what he actually saw was ineptitude and cowardice spreading down from the command.
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