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Rush, Robert S.

Hell in Hurtgen Forest the ordeal and triumph of an American infantry regiment Robert Sterling Rush. - Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, c2001. - xx, 403 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. - Modern war studies .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-384) and index.




Foreword / John F. Ruggles. 1. Introduction --
pt. I. The Environment. 2. Terrain and Weather in the Hurtgen Forest. 3. The 4th Infantry Division and Its 22d Infantry Regiment: An Organizational History. 4. The LXXIV Korps and Its Subordinate Divisions: An Organizational History. 5. The American Soldier: Induction, Training, and Leadership Within the 22d Infantry Regiment. 6. The German Soldier: Induction, Training, and Leadership Within the LXXIV Korps --
pt. II. The Hurtgenwald. 7. Preliminaries to the Hurtgen Forest. 8. Into the Forest: The First Days (16-19 November). 9. Into the Forest: Toward Grosshau (20-24 November). 10. Grosshau: Battle for a Village (25-29 November). 11. Gey: To the Edge of the Woods (30 November-4 December). 12. The Aftermath of Hurtgen --
pt. III. Analysis. 13. Organizational Effectiveness. 14. What Kept the Soldier Fighting? 15. Conclusion --
Afterword / Earl W. Edwards.

ISBN: 0700611282 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2001026586

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
World War, --Regimental histories--United States.--1939-1945
World War, --Regimental histories--Germany.--1939-1945
Army Infantry Regiment, 22nd -- Army--History-- United States
Armeekorps, LXXIV..-- History--Germany, Heer.

LC Class. No.: D756.5.H8 / R87 2001

Dewey Class. No.: 940.54213551 Rus 15