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Author: Hugh Marshall Cole
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Published: 1950
Total Pages: 782
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis account focuses on the tactical operations of the Third Army and its subordinate units between 1 September and 18 December 1944.
Author: Hugh M. Cole
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Published: 1950
Total Pages: 688
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Helmut Ritgen
Publisher: J.J. Fedorowicz Pub.,|cc1995.
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 352
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Hard cover, small format (6"x9"), 329 pages, 110 photographs, 30 maps and diagrams. Colonel Ritgen is both a combat veteran of WW2 and a noted European battlefield historian. He relates his personal experiences and those of the elite Panzer Lehr Division in Normandy, Falaise, the retreat through France and the battles on the West Wall. In addition, the author sums up the whole strategic picture of the war on the Western Front in 1944 from the German viewpoint. A fascinating account from the German perspective."--
Author: Kevin M. Hymel
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 2023-04-07
Total Pages: 490
ISBN-13: 0826274838
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis second of three volumes of Patton’s War picks up where the first one left off, examining General George S. Patton’s leadership of the U.S. Third Army. The book follows Patton’s contributions to both the Normandy and Brittany campaigns—the closing of the Falaise Pocket in Normandy, and racing to the port cities in Brittany. It ends with Patton and his corps rescuing the besieged town of Bastogne in the Battle of the Bulge. As he did in the preceding volume, Hymel relies not only on Patton’s diaries and letters, but countless veteran interviews, surveys, and memoirs. He also provides a unique insight missed by previous Patton scholars. Instead of using Patton’s transcribed diaries, which were heavily edited and embellished, he consults Patton’s original, hand-written diaries to uncover previously unknown information about the general. This second volume of Hymel’s groundbreaking work shows Patton at the height of his generalship, successfully leading his army without the mistakes and caustic behavior that almost got him sent home earlier—even if we also see a Patton still guided at times by racism and antisemitism.
Author: John K. Rieth
Publisher: Brandylane Publishers Inc
Published: 2004-06
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 1883911621
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPatton Forward Observers is a story told by a unique collection of highly trained artillery observers who fought every step of the war with Patton's famed Third Army. We remember Patton today only through the service of men like these. This is a soldier's story. Derived from wartime letters and oral histories told by the veterans themselves, we see the classic American Army experience of World War II--the friendships, courage, terror, carnage, humor and ultimate victory that all part of the Patton legend--a legend build by soldiers.
Author: Hugh Marshall Cole
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 740
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis account focuses on the tactical operations of the Third Army and its subordinate units between 1 September and 18 December 1944.
Author: Charles B. MacDonald
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Published: 2014-08-15
Total Pages: 749
ISBN-13: 1782894179
DOWNLOAD EBOOK[Includes 51 maps and 71 illustrations] This volume deals with the campaign waged by the Third Army in Lorraine during the period 1 September-18 December 1944. The present volume is concerned with the tactical operations of the Third Army and its subordinate units. The story of command and decision in higher headquarters is told only when it has a direct bearing on the campaign in Lorraine. The logistics of this campaign likewise have been subordinated to the tactical narrative. The basic unit in the present narrative is the infantry or armored division. The story of the division has been told in terms of its regiments and battalions, but swerves on occasion to the company or the platoon, just as the operations themselves turned on the exploits of these smaller units. Attention has been focused throughout the volume on the combat formations actually in the line. It is hoped, however, that the reader will gain some impression of the vital combination of arms and services which in the long run bring the infantry and the tanks to victory.
Author: Michael Dale Doubler
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 376
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study picks up where D-Day leaves off. From Normandy through the breakout in France to the German Army's last gasp in the Battle of the Bulge, Michael Doubler deals with the deadly business of war - closing with the enemy, fighting and winning battles, taking and holding territory. His study provides a reassessment of how American GIs accomplished these dangerous and costly tasks.
Author: David T. Zabecki
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2019-12-02
Total Pages: 457
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis invaluable resource offers students a comprehensive overview of the German war machine that overran much of Europe during World War II, with close to 300 entries on a variety of topics and a number of key primary source documents. This book provides everything the reader needs to know about the German war machine that developed into the potent armed force under Adolf Hitler. This expansive encyclopedia covers the period of the German Third Reich, from January 1933 to the end of World War II in Europe, in May 1945. Dozens of entries on key battles and military campaigns, military and political leaders, military and intelligence organizations, and social and political topics that shaped German military conduct during World War II are followed by an illuminating epilogue that outlines why Germany lost World War II. A documents section includes more than a dozen fascinating primary sources on such significant events as the Tripartite Pact among Germany, Italy, and Japan; the Battle of Stalingrad; the Normandy Invasion; the Ardennes Offensive; and Germany's surrender. In addition, six appendices provide detailed information on a variety of topics such as German aces, military commanders, and military medals and decorations. The book ends with a chronology and a bibliography of print resources.
Author: David Drake
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2015-11-16
Total Pages: 589
ISBN-13: 0674495918
DOWNLOAD EBOOKParis at War chronicles the lives of ordinary Parisians during World War II, from September 1939 when France went to war with Nazi Germany to liberation in August 1944. Readers will relive the fearful exodus from the city as the German army neared the capital, the relief and disgust felt when the armistice was signed, and the hardships and deprivations under Occupation. David Drake contrasts the plight of working-class Parisians with the comparative comfort of the rich, exposes the activities of collaborationists, and traces the growth of the Resistance from producing leaflets to gunning down German soldiers. He details the intrigues and brutality of the occupying forces, and life in the notorious transit camp at nearby Drancy, along with three other less well known Jewish work camps within the city. The book gains its vitality from the diaries and reminiscences of people who endured these tumultuous years. Drake’s cast of characters comes from all walks of life and represents a diversity of political views and social attitudes. We hear from a retired schoolteacher, a celebrated economist, a Catholic teenager who wears a yellow star in solidarity with Parisian Jews, as well as Resistance fighters, collaborators, and many other witnesses. Drake enriches his account with details from police records, newspapers, radio broadcasts, and newsreels. From his chronology emerge the broad rhythms and shifting moods of the city. Above all, he explores the contingent lives of the people of Paris, who, unlike us, could not know how the story would end.
