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100		1	_aPERGRIN David E
245		0	_aFirst across the Rhine: _bthe 291st Engineer Combat Battalion in France, Belgium and Germany
260			_aNew York: _bAtheneum, _c1989
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520			_aIn what quickly came to be called the Battle of the Bulge, the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion found itself directly in the path of the German spearhead. With heart-stopping suspense, Colonel David Pergrin describes one of the European theater's critical delaying actions as his unit destroyed bridges, planted mines, and defended roadblocks in the face of oncoming tank columns. Here, in gritty detail, is the story of how ""those damned Engineers"" ruined Hitler's winter offensive, and how the 291st, with a reputation almost as big as its accomplishments, went on to build a 1100-foot pontoon bridge across the Rhine at Remagen in 32 hours-in the face of fierce opposition and near-impossible odds. Pergrin follows the battalion from its formation and training through the campaigns in France, Belgium, and Germany, making us witness the genuine heroics, skill, and spirit that lifted the 291st to the realm of legend.
598			_aBATTLE OF THE BULGE, COLONEL DAVID PERGRIN, HITLER, SECOND WORLD WAR
650			_aBATTLE OF THE BULGE
650			_aCOLONEL DAVID PERGRIN
650			_a HITLER
650			_aSECOND WORLD WAR
700			_aHAMMEL Eric
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