Bastogne

Author : Colonel Ralph M. Mitchell
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782893790

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The 101st Airborne Division’s Defense Of Bastogne [Illustrated Edition] by Colonel Ralph M. Mitchell Pdf

[Includes 53 photos/illustrations and 11 maps] The defense of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II is one of the supreme achievements of American arms. Bastogne is deservedly identified with the finest characteristics of the American soldier, and the name Bastogne symbolizes a heroic battle. Bastogne has long held the attention of students of war, yet the battle offers new insights for soldiers with modern concerns. Colonel Ralph M. Mitchell’s study, The 101st Airborne Division’s Defense of Bastogne, reveals how a light infantry division, complemented by key attachments, stopped an armor-heavy German corps. Using original documents and reports, Colonel Mitchell traces the fight at Bastogne with emphasis on the organization, movement and, employment of the 101st Airborne Division. Although a variety of factors influenced the outcome at Bastogne, the flexibility of the 101st to reconfigure for sustained operations and to defeat strong opposition forces even when surrounded shows how properly augmented light infantry can fight and win.

Author : Peter Schrijvers
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300179026

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Those who Hold Bastogne by Peter Schrijvers Pdf

A new telling of the brutal siege of Bastogne, where vastly outnumbered American forces held off a savage German onslaught and sealed the fate of the Third Reich Hitler's last gamble, the Battle of the Bulge, was intended to push the Allied invaders of Normandy all the way back to the beaches. The plan nearly succeeded, and almost certainly would have, were it not for one small Belgian town and its tenacious American defenders who held back a tenfold larger German force while awaiting the arrival of General George Patton's mighty Third Army. In this dramatic account of the 1944-45 winter of war in Bastogne, historian Peter Schrijvers offers the first full story of the German assault on the strategically located town. From the December stampede of American and Panzer divisions racing to reach Bastogne first, through the bloody eight-day siege from land and air, and through three more weeks of unrelenting fighting even after the siege was broken, events at Bastogne hastened the long-awaited end of WWII. Schrijvers draws on diaries, memoirs, and other fresh sources to illuminate the experiences not only of Bastogne's 3,000 citizens and their American defenders, but also of German soldiers and commanders desperate for victory. The costs of war are here made real, uncovered in the stories of those who perished and those who emerged from battle to find the world forever changed.

Author : Hugh Marshall Cole
Publisher : U.S. Government Printing Office
Page : 762 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : History
ISBN : MINN:31951D02703977C

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The Ardennes by Hugh Marshall Cole Pdf

Author : Vincent J. Speranza
Publisher : Vincent J. Speranza
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1941165516

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Nuts! A 101st Airborne Division Machine Gunner at Bastogne by Vincent J. Speranza Pdf

On 22 December 1944, during the Battle of the Bulge, with the Germans surrounding the Belgian town of Bastogne, a German messenger brought a message from his commander to Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe, acting commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division, demanding his surrender. McAuliffe's response was simply, "Nuts!"Manning a foxhole on the perimeter around Bastogne was nineteen-year-old Army private Vince Speranza, a machine gunner with the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment. This is Vince's story of the Battle of the Bulge and his life before and after the battle.Vince shares his memories from early childhood through his service in World War II and his life up until now as he stands on the verge of turning 90--a story you will long remember. Vince will be in Bastogne, at his original foxhole, on the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, drinking Airborne Beer, which his actions many years ago inspired.

Author : Samuel Lyman Atwood Marshall
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Bastogne by Samuel Lyman Atwood Marshall Pdf

CMH 22-2-1. U.S. Army in Action Series. Provides an account of the defense of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, based primarily on interviews with the participants. Related products: Small Unit Actions available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00141-1 Combat Support in Korea is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00149-7

Author : Michael Tolhurst
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780850527988

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Bastogne by Michael Tolhurst Pdf

By Christmas 1944, the Allies were on the threshold of victory, having remorselessly rolled the Germans back to the very borders of "The Fatherland". Then, the shock of a massive Nazi counter-attack through the Ardennes in the depth of winter threw the Allies into confusion. Bastogne was at the very centre of this dramatic and most dangerous setback.

Author : Michael Collins,Martin King
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612001821

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The Tigers of Bastogne by Michael Collins,Martin King Pdf

This chronicle of an armored division’s bravery during the Battle of the Bulge sheds new light on the legendary Siege of Bastogne in WWII. Before the 101st Airborne Division’s famous Siege of Bastogne, there was already a US unit holding the town when they arrived. This unit—the 10th Armored Division—continued to play a major role in its defense through the German onslaught. The Tigers of Bastogne offers a detailed chronicle of the young armored division that withstood the full brunt of Manteuffel’s Fifth Panzer Army in the Ardennes. The 10th Armored had only arrived in Europe that September as part of Patton’s Third Army. They soon faced the onslaught of Nazi panzers bursting across no-man’s-land on December 16. But they earned their nickname, “The Tiger Division,” as they went on the defensive at Bastogne, surrounded by an entire German army. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe of the 101st Airborne said, “It seems regrettable to me that Combat Command B of the 10th Armored Division didn’t get the credit it deserved at the Battle of Bastogne. All the newspaper and radio talk was about the paratroopers. Actually the 10th Armored Division was in there a day before we were and had some very hard fighting before we ever got into it.” Fortunately, in this book, the historical record is finally corrected.

Author : Martin King
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781636244143

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The Eagles of Bastogne by Martin King Pdf

A complete account of the battle that inspired Stephen Ambrose's Band of Brothers. There are few names in the annals of military history that evoke such emotion, and in some cases controversy, as the small Belgian town of Bastogne. The 101st Airborne are the best known defenders of Bastogne, but they only constituted one third of the eventual force that saved the city from total annihilation. This book digs deeper into the defense of Bastogne, revealing more details about those indomitable “Screaming Eagles” and the other units that stood with them during that punishingly bitter cold winter of 1944/45. It also presents the perspective of the German soldiers trying desperately to re-take Bastogne that desperate winter. It is a story of sacrifice, dedication to duty, and honor in the face of terrible adversity, but more importantly it’s a human story, one that encapsulates the finest attributes of humankind in the absolute direst of circumstances.

Author : Gary Sterne
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526770806

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The Americans and Germans in Bastogne by Gary Sterne Pdf

In December 1944 the Third Reich was retreating. It was almost inconceivable that they could mount a counter offensive. To the Allies, the capitulation of the Third Reich was just around the corner. Or was it? Instead, could the Battle of the Bulge succeed in turning the tide of the war for the German high command? The US 101st Airborne were the only Allied unit capable of slowing down the German advance towards Antwerp - and they were ordered to do just that - at a place called Bastogne. The battle for the small Belgium cross-roads town is now world famous and to add to that historical narrative, the author has located declassified interviews with the German unit commanders who took part. Brought together for the first time - they provide a unique perspective on the battle as the Germans were forced to make continuous alterations to their plans - and the 101st resisted every attempt to dislodge them. This book offers significant and fresh research on this famous battle and the narrative unfolds in words of the men who were actually there.

Author : George Koskimaki
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 933 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781480406650

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The Battered Bastards of Bastogne by George Koskimaki Pdf

“Fleshes out in vivid detail the entire story of the Screaming Eagles’ valiant struggle . . . This is must reading for any student of World War II history” (Kepler’s Military History). The Battered Bastards of Bastogne is the product of contributions by 530 soldiers who were on the ground or in the air over Bastogne. They lived and made this history, and much of it is told in their own words. The material contributed by these men of the 101st Airborne Division, the Armor, Tank Destroyer, Army Air Force , and others is tailored meticulously by the author and placed on the historical framework known to most students of the Battle of the Bulge. Pieces of a nearly 60-year-old jigsaw puzzle come together in this book, when memoirs from one soldier fit with those of another unit or group pursuing the battle from another nearby piece of terrain.

Author : S. L. A. Marshall
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782892304

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Bastogne - The Story Of The First Eight Days by S. L. A. Marshall Pdf

[This edition benefits from numerous maps of the battlefields that the actions were fought over] “NUTS!” - Among the many military legends that abound from the fighting of the Second World War, the one word reply to a German summons to surrender must rank highly in terms of its resonance, importance and sheer grit. General Mcaulliffe decided that despite the odds and the lack of supplies and ammunition his troops would continue to hold the important communication hub of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. This dramatic, yet authoritative account brings all of the action to the fore as the Battered Bastards of Bastogne wrote their names into legend. "THIS STORY OF BASTOGNE was written from interviews with nearly all the commanders and staff officers and many of the men who participated in the defense of Bastogne during the first phase of that now celebrated operation—the days during which the American forces were surrounded by forces of the enemy... Thus it is essentially the account of how a single strong defensive force was built from separate commands of armor, airborne infantry and tank destroyers—a force convinced that it could not be beaten."-Introduction.

Author : Milkyway Media
Publisher : Milkyway Media
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-11
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Summary of Peter Schrijvers's Those Who Hold Bastogne by Milkyway Media Pdf

Get the Summary of Peter Schrijvers's Those Who Hold Bastogne in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Those Who Hold Bastogne" is a detailed account of the experiences of American soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge, particularly focusing on the 28th Infantry Division's defense of Bastogne against a massive German counteroffensive in December 1944. The narrative follows Lieutenant Paul Yearout and his regiment, known as "The Bloody Bucket," as they face the harsh realities of infantry life and combat. The division, commanded by General Troy Middleton, is spread thinly along the Luxembourg border, with Yearout's regiment stationed in Clervaux, Luxembourg. Despite signs of an impending German attack, the American troops are caught off guard by a surprise artillery barrage, marking the beginning of the German offensive...

Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472800084

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Battle of the Bulge 1944 (1) by Steven J. Zaloga Pdf

The Battle of the Bulge was the largest and most costly battle fought by the US Army in World War II. The Ardennes fighting was Hitler's last gamble on the Western Front, crippling the Wehrmacht for the remainder of the war. In the first of two volumes on the Ardennes campaign Steven Zaloga details the fighting in the northern sector around St Vith and the Elsenborn Ridge. The Sixth Panzer Army, containing the bulk of German Panzer strength, was expected to achieve the breakthrough here. It was the failure around St Vith that forced the Germans to look south towards Bastogne.

Author : Martin King
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781493029082

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Searching for Augusta by Martin King Pdf

A brutal siege. A forgotten heroine. A war-torn romance. And a historian determined to uncover the truth. Untold millions who saw and read Band of Brothers can finally know the whole story of what happened to American soldiers and civilians in Bastogne during that arduous Winter of 1944/45. In the television version of Band of Brothers, a passing reference is made to an African nurse assisting in an aid station in Bastogne. When military historian Martin King watched the episode, he had to know who that woman was; thus began a multi-year odyssey that revealed the horror of a town under siege as well as an improbable love story between a white Army medic, Jack Prior, and his black nurse, Augusta Chiwy, as they saved countless lives while under constant bombardment. Based on the recent discovery of Prior's diary as well as an exhaustive and occasionally futile search for Augusta herself, King was at last able to bring belated recognition of Augusta's incredible story by both the U.S. Army and Belgian government shortly before she died. This is not only a little-known story of the Battle of the Bulge, but also the author's own relentless mission to locate Augusta and bestow upon her the honors she so richly deserved.

Author : Donald R. Burgett
Publisher : Thorndike Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0783889941

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Seven Roads to Hell by Donald R. Burgett Pdf

The Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division had just finished the battle for "the bridge too far", and, as Christmas 1944 approached, they were settling in for some hard-earned R&R. Then Hitler ordered a massive Nazi counterattack through the Ardennes Forest. The Screaming Eagles were rushed to Bastogne, a small Belgian crossroads where seven roads met and where the lightly armed and under-supplied division became the "cork in the bottle" of the Nazi onslaught. Burgett's stirring memoir (he was 19) recounts how epic courage bought the time needed for Patton's Third Army to redeploy.