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To War with the 4th: A Century of Frontline Combat with the Us 4th Infantry Division, from the Argonne to the Ardennes to Afghanistan
David Hilborn
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Description for To War with the 4th: A Century of Frontline Combat with the Us 4th Infantry Division, from the Argonne to the Ardennes to Afghanistan
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 pages of photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBLW; HBLX; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.
The 4th Infantry Division has always been there in America's modern wars. On 14 September 1918 the men of the Ivy Division stood up in their trenches and prepared to attack. It would be one of the first times that American troops would operate autonomously, aside from Anglo-Franco command. They would go over the top on uneven ground to be blown to pieces by German artillery and fall in their hundreds to the spitting of German machine guns, yet nevertheless win the day. In World War II on D-Day they scrambled ashore across ... Read more
The 4th Infantry Division has always been there in America's modern wars. On 14 September 1918 the men of the Ivy Division stood up in their trenches and prepared to attack. It would be one of the first times that American troops would operate autonomously, aside from Anglo-Franco command. They would go over the top on uneven ground to be blown to pieces by German artillery and fall in their hundreds to the spitting of German machine guns, yet nevertheless win the day. In World War II on D-Day they scrambled ashore across ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
650g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781612003993
SKU
V9781612003993
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About David Hilborn
Martin King is an Emmy Award winning British military historian, lecturer, and author. He spends his time writing, lecturing, working with veterans' organizations, and visiting European battlefields, where he's had the honor of reintroducing many veterans to the sites where they fought. He has traced the individual histories of veterans for almost 20 years. He has lectured at universities, and ... Read more
Reviews for To War with the 4th: A Century of Frontline Combat with the Us 4th Infantry Division, from the Argonne to the Ardennes to Afghanistan
The book authors liberally season their narrative with first hand accounts by individual soldiers, including some from the enemy's side, which help illustrate how the experience of military service and combat has changed, and in some cases not changed, over the century... To War with the 4th will be of value for those with an interest in the experience of ... Read more