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Battle hardened : an infantry officer's harrowing journey from D-Day to VE Day /

Battle-Hardened: An Infantry Officer's Harrowing Journey from D-Day to VE-Day tells the story of an American soldier's growth from a 2nd Lieutenant eager to prove his worth in battle to a skilled and resolute commander over the course of the Northern European Campaign. Craig Chapman delves...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chapman, Craig S. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Regnery History, [2017]
Subjects:
Chapman, William Paul, > 1919-2002.
United States. > Army. > Infantry Regiment, 12th (1861-1957)
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Western Front.
Soldiers > United States > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Biography.
Table of Contents:
  • Preparing for war
  • England
  • D-Day
  • Montebourg
  • Operation Cobra
  • Breakout
  • Villedieu to St. Pois
  • Mortain
  • Paris
  • Pursuit
  • Schnee Eifel
  • Luxembourg
  • Bleialf
  • Rhineland
  • Simmringen Woods
  • March through Franconia
  • Task Force Rodwell
  • Drive to victory
  • Return to peace.