Citizen soldiers :
by Ambrose, Stephen E.
Published by : Simon & Schuster, (New York, NY :) Physical details: 512 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. ISBN:0684815257.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| 940.542 Pyl Last Chapter | 940.542 Tre Guadalcanal Diary | 940.542 Zic The Rising sun | 940.5421 Amb Citizen soldiers : | 940.5421 Amb Band of brothers : | 940.5421 Atk The guns at last light : | 940.5421 Dav Across the Rhine |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 493-498) and index.
pt. I. The Battle for France: Expanding the beachhead, June 7-30, 1944 ; Hedgerow fighting, July 1-24, 1944, Breakout and encirclement, July 25-August 25, 1944 ; To the Siegfried line, August 26-September 30, 1944 ; The Siegfried line, October 1944 --
pt. II. At the German Border: Metz and the Hurtgen Forest, November 1-December 15, 1944 ; The Ardennes, December 16-19, 1944 ; The Ardennes, December 20-23, 1944 ; The holiday season, December 24-31, 1944 --
pt. III. Life in ETO: Night on the line ; Replacements and reinforcements, Fall 1944 ; The air war ; Medics, nurses, and doctors ; Jerks, sad sacks, profiteers, and Jim Crow ; Prisoners of war --
pt. IV. Overrunning Germany: Winter war, January 1945 ; Closing to the Rhine, February 1-March 6, 1945 ; Crossing the Rhine, March 7-31, 1945 ; Victory, April 1-May 7, 1945 --
Epilogue : The GIs and modern America.
Includes maps indicating the Normandy Beachhead expansion, July 1-24, 1944; the pursuit to the Siegfried Line, Aug. 26-Sept. 14, 1944; the Ardennes Campaign, Dec. 16-25, 1944, Dec. 26, 1944-Jan. 16 1945, and Jan. 17-Feb. 7, 1945; the Battle of the Rhineland, Feb. 8-Mar. 28, 1945; and the drive to the Elbe, Apr. 4-May 7, 1945.
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