Battle yet unsung : the fighting men of the 14th Armored Division in World War II / by Timothy J. O'Keeffe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Keeffe, Timothy J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--France--Tank warfare.

World War, 1939-1945.

Vosges, Battle of the, France, 1945.

United States. Army. Armored Division, 14th--History.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Place of Publication:

Havertown, PA ; Newbury : Casemate, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While headline writers in the ETO were naturally focused on events in Normandy and the Bulge in the north, equally ferocious combats were taking place in southern France and Germany during 1944-45, which are now finally getting their due. The US 14th Armored Division-a late arrival to the theater-was thrust into intense combat almost the minute it arrived in Europe, as the Germans remained determined to defend their southern flank.Like other US formations, the 14th AD, after advancing through France against intermittent opposition, was hammered to a standstill at the Westwall in the fall of 19

Contents:

A Personal Introduction; 1. First Days of Battle in the Maritime Alps; 2. Tragedy at Barr; 3. Ober-Ottenbach: The Onslaught; 4. Task Force Hudelson and Operation Northwind; 5. The Hatten-Rittershoffen Inferno; 6. Ohlungen Forest: Getting Even and Getting Hurt; 7. Breaching the Siegfried Line; 8. The Drive from the Rhine; 9. From Collapse to Liberation; 10. From Atlantic to Pacific?; Appendix: 14th Armored Division Data; Acknowledgements and Sources; Notes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9781612000398

1612000398

OCLC:

797916100