Patton's Ghost Corps: Cracking the Siegfried Line
Nathan Prefer
ISBN 10: 0891416463 ISBN 13: 9780891416463
Editorial: Presidio Press, 1997
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Sinopsis:
An insight into the Allied grand strategy as the Second World War entered its final year and the Allies were on the frontiers of Germany. The story of the counter-offensive over the Saar river by the inexperienced Ghost Corps. Prefer describes the fighting and provides an analysis of the battle based on research and eyewitness accounts.
Reseña del editor: In December, 1944, General George Patton turned Third Army north to attack the German penetration through the Ardennes in the Battle of the Bulge. Left behind was a single corps, XX Corps, the "Ghost Corps." Its daunting mission: defend the entire front from which Third Army had hastily withdrawn and then attack to break through the strongly prepared German positions along the Siegfried Line.Through indefatigable research in primary, sources, author Prefer takes the reader down to squad level and many times to individual riflemen. Their heroic acts, recounted here in exciting detail, led to American victory over the defending German forces who often outnumbered and outgunned the GIs of XX Corps. Patton's Ghost Corps truly is a story of heroism and elan.
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Título: Patton's Ghost Corps: Cracking the Siegfried...
Editorial: Presidio Press
Año de publicación: 1997
Encuadernación: Hardcover
Condición: Very Good
Condición de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket