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Old Hickory : The 30th Division: The Top-Rated American Infantry Division in Europe in World War II by Robert W. Baumer (2017, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherStackpole Books
ISBN-100811716252
ISBN-139780811716253
eBay Product ID (ePID)228836228
Product Key Features
Book TitleOld Hickory : the 30th Division: the Top-Rated American Infantry Division in Europe in World War II
Number of Pages584 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / World War II, Military / United States
Publication Year2017
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorRobert W. Baumer
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight0 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2017-000916
Number of Volumes1 vol.
SynopsisThe U.S. 30th Infantry Division, a National Guard unit recruited from the hill country of Tennessee and the Carolinas and nicknamed "Old Hickory" after Andrew Jackson, was ranked by army historians as the best American infantry division of World War II, a judgment confirmed by the Germans, who called the division "Roosevelt's SS". In vivid detail Robert Baumer describes how the 30th cemented that reputation with hard fighting in every major American campaign in the European theater, from Normandy to Germany's surrender. Chronicles the division's 282 days of combat, including the American breakout at St. Lô, the seizure of the German city of Aachen, and its critical role in the Battle of the Bulge Details the 30th's clashes with the elite 1st SS Panzer-Division Leibstandarte at Mortain and at the Bulge Draws on American and German primary sources, including operations, intelligence, and after-action reports, The best U.S. division at war, from Normandy to the Bulge and beyond The 30th Infantry Division, drawn from the hill country of Tennessee and the Carolinas, was regarded during World War II as the cream of the crop of U.S. fighting units. The Germans agreed, calling the division "Roosevelt's SS" for its tenacity and skill. The 30th fought in Normandy, along the Siegfried Line (where it conducted "the perfect infantry attack"), at the Battle of the Bulge, and in the final operations inside Germany. Baumer relies on primary sources to tell the story of this remarkable unit and its men in what is sure to become a classic World War II division history., The vividly detailed story of how the U.S. 30th Infantry Division-from the hill country of Tennessee and the Carolinas and nicknamed "Old Hickory" after Andrew Jackson-cemented its reputation as the best American infantry division of WW II with hard fighting in every major U.S. campaign in the European theater, from Normandy to Germany's ......
LC Classification NumberD769.31
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