In December 1944 an enormous German army group crashed through the thin American line in the Ardennes forest. Caught by surprise, the Allies were initially only able to throw two divisions of paratroopers to buttress the collapse--the 82nd Airborne, which was rushed to the area of St. Vith, and the 101st, which was trucked to Bastogne. In this work
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In December 1944 an enormous German army group crashed through the thin American line in the Ardennes forest. Caught by surprise, the Allies were initially only able to throw two divisions of paratroopers to buttress the collapse--the 82nd Airborne, which was rushed to the area of St. Vith, and the 101st, which was trucked to Bastogne. In this work
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. World War II History. 8vo. Signed First edition (2015. ) Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vto with 332 pages. Signed by one of the soldiers mentioned in the book on the front free endpaper, " Richard Enjoy! R. Bramson, " and on page 265, " 2016-94 years old, Married over 60 years." with arrows pointing to information concerning him. The Book and DJ are in very good condition with slight shelf wear. Interior is clean and tight. Some wear to the back of the DJ. "The reader is thrust into the midst of the battle as if they were direct participants. One is engulfed in the personal experiences by named members of the 504th to include the verbiage of the citations for awards of bravery and self-sacrifice. One is also almost mesmerized by the, at times, excess of detail of both individual and elements of small unit actions." Black spine/White-Red text.