Patton's last gamble : the disastrous raid on POW Camp Hammelburg in World War II /

In March 1945, against the advice of his top subordinates, General George Patton created a task force to liberate a POW camp near Hammelburg, Germany. Based on memoirs, diaries, combat reports and interviews with survivors, Patton's Last Gamble vividly recounts a mission General Omar Bradley la...

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Main Author:	Schultz, Duane P. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Guilford, Connecticut : Stackpole Books, [2018]
Subjects:	Oflag XIII B (Concentration camp) Patton, George S. > (George Smith), > 1885-1945. World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, German. Prisoners of war > United States. Prisoners of war > Germany. Hammelburg (Germany) > History.

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Summary:	In March 1945, against the advice of his top subordinates, General George Patton created a task force to liberate a POW camp near Hammelburg, Germany. Based on memoirs, diaries, combat reports and interviews with survivors, Patton's Last Gamble vividly recounts a mission General Omar Bradley later said "began as a wild goose chase and ended in tragedy.
Physical Description:	232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780811719902 0811719901