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OverviewBy January 1945, Nazi Germany's defeat seemed inevitable yet much fighting remained. The shortest way home for American troops was towards Berlin. General George S. Patton's Third Army would carve its way into the German heartland, the Fourth Armored Division once again serving as his vanguard. This companion volume to Patton's Vanguard: The United States Army Fourth Armored Division covers the final months of combat: the drive to Bitburg; the daring exploitation of the bridgeheads on the Moselle, Rhine and Main Rivers; Patton's ill-fated raid to rescue his son-in-law from a prisoner of war camp deep behind enemy lines; the first liberation of a concentration camp on the Western Front; the drive toward Chemnitz; the controversial push into Czechoslovakia; and the little-known encounter with General Andrey Vlasov's turncoat Russian Liberation Army. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Don M. FoxPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.583kg ISBN: 9781476680095ISBN 10: 1476680094 Pages: 249 Publication Date: 30 March 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Author's Notes Preface 1. The Western Front 2. Goodbye Bastogne 3. Rest and Recuperation 4. To Hell and Back 5. The Armored Infantry—Again 6. Attack into Germany 7. The Drive to Bitburg and the Kyll River 8. The Drive to the Rhine 9. Between the Rhine and Moselle 10. From the Moselle to the Rhine 11. Jumping the Rhine 12. Task Force Baum 13. The Road to Hammelburg 14. The Only Mistake 15. Breakout from the Main River Bridgehead 16. Ohrdruf 17. Beyond the Restraining Line 18. Czechoslovakia 19. The Occupation Bibliography Military Unit Index General IndexReviewsbrilliant...All skirmishes and battles, whether of short of long duration, are presented and examined, and, for those who have never ridden in a tank during battle, the experience is harrowing, thanks to the narrative skill of fledgling writer, Don M. Fox. --ARGunners Magazine Author InformationDon M. Fox serves on the board of directors of the Army Historical Foundation and resides in Jacksonville, Florida. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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