9781935149446 - Battle Yet Unsung: The Fighting Men of the 14th Armored Division in World War II von O'Keeffe, Timothy J. (6 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. A very presentable copy with minimal wear. Dust jacket is fully intact. Internally, clean and fresh, with unmarked and uncreased pages. Publisher's note: ".an incredible job in shedding light about an often neglected but important role this unit played in the defeat of Nazi Germany." -WWII History While headline writers in the ETO were naturally focused on events in Normandy and the Bulge in the north, equally ferocious combats were taking place in southern France and Germany during 1944-45, which are now finally getting their due. The US 14th Armored Division--a late arrival to the theater--was thrust into intense combat almost the minute it arrived in Europe, as the Germans remained determined to defend their southern flank. Like other US formations, the 14th AD, after advancing through France against intermittent opposition, was hammered to a standstill at the Westwall in the fall of 1944. Nevertheless, it had gained experience, and when the Germans sought to turn the tide, with Operation Northwind, they found a hardened formation against them. This book explores in detail what happened in the month of January 1945 in the snow-covered Vosges Mountains, when the Wehrmacht's attempt to destroy the Sixth Army Group failed. Northwind began in the mountains but was extended onto the plains of Alsace very near the Rhine River. A strategic withdrawal after a hellish ten days of fiery combat allowed the Allies to hold the line until a spring offensive. The dreadful cold and the conflagration of battle took a toll on both sides, but by now the 14th and the other American divisions felt the heat of battle in their hearts and knew what had to be done to defeat a wily enemy. But the Siegfried Line still loomed in front to American forces, and in the sector of the 14th, the divisions literally exploded their way through it in March at Steinfeld, and began to propel the Wehrmacht into a retreat from which it could never recover. Armored columns kept punching their way through roadblock after roadblock in town after town with powerful artillery and air concentrations that never gave the German soldiers a chance to respond. As a result of the rapid advance of Seventh Army and the 14th, German POW camps like the ones at Hammelburg and Moosburg were liberated of over 100,000 prisoners, an achievement which gave the division the nom de guerre Size: 22.9 x 15.9 x 1.9 cm. 336 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; United States Army Armored Division, 14th -- History; World War, 1939-1945 -- France -- Tank warfare; Vosges, Battle of the, France, 1945; ISBN: 193514944X. ISBN/EAN: 9781935149446. Add. Inventory No: 260210ANH010929.

Zustand: New. While headline writers in the ETO were naturally focused on events in Normandy and the Bulge in the north, equally ferocious combats were taking place in southern France and Germany during 1944-45, which are now finally getting their due. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16-pg photo section. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV1; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617. . 2011. Illustrated. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 336 pages. 9.20x6.20x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. While headline writers in the ETO were naturally focused on events in Normandy and the Bulge in the north, equally ferocious combats were taking place in southern France and Germany during 1944-45, which are now finally getting their due.Klappentext.