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Foot Soldier for Patton
Michael Bilder
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Description for Foot Soldier for Patton
A rarely frank account of the U.S. infantry experience in northern Europe, A Foot Soldier for Patton takes the reader from the beaches of Normandy through the giddy drive across France, to the brutal battles on the Westwall, in the Ardennes, and finally to the conquest of Germany itself. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
A rarely frank account of the U.S. infantry experience in northern Europe, A Foot Soldier for Patton takes the reader from the beaches of Normandy through the giddy drive across France, to the brutal battles on the Westwall, in the Ardennes, and finally to the conquest of Germany itself.
Patton’s army is best known for dashing armoured attacks, its commander combining the firepower of tanks with their historic lineage as cavalry. But when the Germans stood firm the greatest fighting was done by Patton’s long undersung infantry—the foot sloggers who were called upon to reduce enemy strongpoints, and who ... Read more
A rarely frank account of the U.S. infantry experience in northern Europe, A Foot Soldier for Patton takes the reader from the beaches of Normandy through the giddy drive across France, to the brutal battles on the Westwall, in the Ardennes, and finally to the conquest of Germany itself.
Patton’s army is best known for dashing armoured attacks, its commander combining the firepower of tanks with their historic lineage as cavalry. But when the Germans stood firm the greatest fighting was done by Patton’s long undersung infantry—the foot sloggers who were called upon to reduce enemy strongpoints, and who ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Casemate Books United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781932033915
SKU
V9781932033915
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About Michael Bilder
James Bilder has a B.A. in Journalism from Lewis University in Romeoville, IL and a Masters of Science from Loyola University in Chicago. He served as the Mayor of Worth, IL from 1993-2001. He is the co-author of A Foot Soldier for Patton and has been a freelance contributor to WWII Quarterly Magazine.
Reviews for Foot Soldier for Patton
One of the best memoirs I have ever read about WWII service.
Military Magazine
...a fine book that I would recommend to anyone who has anything to do with the infantryman’s war. It should be compulsory reading for snout-in-trough politicians who thoughtlessly commit better men than themselves to that very experience.
Tank
...a damn good read...a ... Read more
Military Magazine
...a fine book that I would recommend to anyone who has anything to do with the infantryman’s war. It should be compulsory reading for snout-in-trough politicians who thoughtlessly commit better men than themselves to that very experience.
Tank
...a damn good read...a ... Read more