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Very Good ReadI liked that this book is largely from the soldiers who actually fought the battles. These were indeed some of America's Best. They came together and in many cases they overcame terrible odds. God Bless them all. Carl Branco Veteran
In more ways than the obvious one, this work can be - it is in every way but official, in that authors differ - a sequel to The Longest Day, the famous one about D-Day, which was made into a film as well.The first two pages of chapter six describe next moves, after capture of Aachen, planned by Generals Eisenhower, Bradley, Montgomery - with some objections by General Patton noted - and the differences they had; to anyone whos watched A Bridge Too Far, mentioned in this book before in previous c...
makes you feel like you are marching thru europe with them. most world war two vets dont talk about the war. you get a real idea of what it was like for them. informative but not at all boring. I would highly recomend this book.
The 30th infantry started out as a National Guard unit made up of mostly farmers and men from small towns from North & South Carolina, and Tennessee. They had a lot of knowledge of trucks, tractors and other equipment when it came to repair. They were also mostly hunters so they were excellent marksmen, and good around weapons. There nickname was “Old Hickory”, the Germans called them “Roosevelt’s SS”. They were also in combat in Europe more days than any other unit but got no recognition for th...
This was an excellent read of the army's WWII 30th division. What makes it unusual is the book is written in rather "short story" or essay form by many of the soldiers who were in the 30th division and fought the war. I am a WWII history and fiction reader. Born in 1937 my young life was in that period where all things centered around, during and after, "The War". I remember relatives going and coming home from the battles, sitting around the radio listening to the news of the war and the readin...
