Loss and Redemption at St. Vith The 7th Armored Division in the Battle of the Bulge |
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| Author:
| Fontenot, Gregory |
| Series title: | American Military Experience Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8262-2192-6 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2019 |
| Publisher: | University of Missouri Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Loss and Redemption at St Vith closes a gap in the record of the Battle of the Bulge by recounting the exploits of the 7th Armored Division in a way that no other study has. Most accounts of the Battle of the Bulge give short-shrift to the interval during which the German forward progress stopped and the American counterattack began. This narrative centers on the 7th Armored Division for the entire length of the campaign, in so doing reconsidering the story of the whole...
More Description Loss and Redemption at St Vith closes a gap in the record of the Battle of the Bulge by recounting the exploits of the 7th Armored Division in a way that no other study has. Most accounts of the Battle of the Bulge give short-shrift to the interval during which the German forward progress stopped and the American counterattack began. This narrative centers on the 7th Armored Division for the entire length of the campaign, in so doing reconsidering the story of the whole battle through the lens of a single division and accounting for the reconstitution of the Division while in combat.