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Dark and Bloody Ground
Edward G. Miller
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Description for Dark and Bloody Ground
Paperback. A look at one of the US Army's bloodiest nightmares of World War II. In late 1944-1945, as the American army advanced into the woods south east of Aachen, Germany, they encountered a forest bristling with German troops. Unit after unit were subsequently chewed up by German infantry and artillery. Series: Texas A&M University Military History Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
This work examines the ominous prelude to the Battle of the Bulge and reveals one of the US Army's bloodiest nightmares of World War II. In late 1944, the American army had pushed through Belgium almost unopposed. As small units advanced into the hilly woods south-east of Aachen, Germany, they encountered a forest bristling with German troops. The face-off took place in some of Germany's most rugged territory and in rain, sleet and freezing temperatures. For weeks US commanders ordered units of as many as seven divisions into the woods to be chewed up by German infantry and artillery. The ... Read more
This work examines the ominous prelude to the Battle of the Bulge and reveals one of the US Army's bloodiest nightmares of World War II. In late 1944, the American army had pushed through Belgium almost unopposed. As small units advanced into the hilly woods south-east of Aachen, Germany, they encountered a forest bristling with German troops. The face-off took place in some of Germany's most rugged territory and in rain, sleet and freezing temperatures. For weeks US commanders ordered units of as many as seven divisions into the woods to be chewed up by German infantry and artillery. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Texas A&M University Military History Series
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781585442584
SKU
V9781585442584
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Reviews for Dark and Bloody Ground
... deserves a place on every soldier's bookshelf. - Army magazine