A dark and bloody ground the Hürtgen Forest and the Roer River dams, 1944-1945
The book examines uncertainty of command at the army, corps, and division levels and emphasizes the confusion and fear of ground combat at the level of company and battalion-"where they do the dying." Its gripping description of the battle is based on government records, a rich selection o...
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Texas A&M University Press
c1995
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| 245 | 1 | 2 | |a A dark and bloody ground |b the Hürtgen Forest and the Roer River dams, 1944-1945 |c Edward G. Miller |
| 260 | |a College Station |b Texas A&M University Press |c c1995 | ||
| 300 | |a xviii, 250 p. |b ill., maps |c 24 cm | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a Texas A & M University military history series |v 42 | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a The VII Corps enters the forest -- Early operations of the 9th Division -- October deadlock -- Origins of the Second Battle of Schmidt -- The 28th Division attack begins -- Disaster at Vossenack -- The November offensive -- The battles in the north -- Stalemate in the center -- The capture of Hürtgen -- The Capture of Grosshau, Kleinhau, and Bergstein -- Operations to 16 December -- Final battles and capture of the dams -- Analysis. | |
| 520 | |a The book examines uncertainty of command at the army, corps, and division levels and emphasizes the confusion and fear of ground combat at the level of company and battalion-"where they do the dying." Its gripping description of the battle is based on government records, a rich selection of first-person accounts from veterans of both sides, and author Edward G. Miller's visits to the battlefield. The result is a compelling and comprehensive account of small-unit action set against the background of the larger command levels. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Hürtgen Forest, Battle of, Germany, 1944 | |
| 830 | 0 | |a Texas A & M University military history series |v 42 | |
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