Bastogne: the story of the first eight days in which the 101st Airborne Division was closed within the ring of German Forces / S.L.A. Marshall, John G. Westover and A. Joseph Webber

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MARSHALL S. L. A [author]

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TextPublication details: Washington, DC: US Army. Center of Military History, 1988Edition: Facsimilie ReprintDescription: xii, 261 pages: maps, illustrations; 21 cmISBN:

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Summary: This brief study provides a combat history of a critical battle during the Allied liberation of Europe in World War II. Bastogne offers unique insights, capturing the immediate impressions of the soldiers who fought in this harsh winter engagement. The author penetrates the "fog of war" with a coherent narrative that clearly captures the strategy, tactics, and leadership of the battle. What emerges is a vivid case study of how decisive leadership and incidents of individual heroism can contribute to overcoming enemy forces and weather.

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Book	Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf	940.5421431 MAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		0005013

Originally published: Washington: Infantry Journal Press, 1946.

This brief study provides a combat history of a critical battle during the Allied liberation of Europe in World War II. Bastogne offers unique insights, capturing the immediate impressions of the soldiers who fought in this harsh winter engagement. The author penetrates the "fog of war" with a coherent narrative that clearly captures the strategy, tactics, and leadership of the battle. What emerges is a vivid case study of how decisive leadership and incidents of individual heroism can contribute to overcoming enemy forces and weather.

SECOND WORLD WAR, ALLIED LIBERATION OF EUROPE, BASTOGNE

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