Patton's pawns : the 94th US Infantry Division at the Siegfried Line / Tony Le Tissier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Le Tissier, Tony, 1932-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army. Infantry Division, 94th.

United States.

World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany.

Siegfried Line (Germany).

Physical Description:

xi, 362 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [2007]

Summary:

Patton's Pawns is the most comprehensive study to date of the fierce fighting between the 94th US Infantry Division and their German counterparts during the spring of 1945. It sheds new light on the achievements of the outnumbered division in penetrating Germany's Westwall. With characteristic verve and detail, Tony Le Tissier narrates the action and illuminates the tribulations and sacrifices of American soldiers who won their laurels at great cost.

Contents:

1 The Division Moves into the Line 1

2 The Division Goes into Action 14

3 Disaster at Orscholz 51

4 Action on the Left Flank 64

5 The Second Battle of Sinz 93

6 The Division Unleashed 117

7 Clearing the Triangle 134

8 Crossing the Saar 147

9 Establishing the Bridgehead 190

10 Developing the Bridgehead 217

11 Taking Trier 240

12 The Battle of Lampaden Ridge 264

13 The Race for the Rhine 290

Appendix A HQ 94th Infantry Division 305

Appendix B 301st Infantry Regiment 307

Appendix C 302nd Infantry Regiment 309

Appendix D 376th Infantry Regiment 311

Appendix E Selected Telephone Conversations between HQXX Corps and HQ 94th Infantry Division 313

Armed Forces Index 359.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [341]-343) and indexes.

ISBN:

0817315578

9780817315573

OCLC:

71286654