Articles liés à First Across the Rhine: The 291st Engineer Combat Battalion...

First Across the Rhine: The 291st Engineer Combat Battalion in France, Belgium, and Germany - Couverture rigide

Pergrin, David E.; Hammel, Eric

 
9780689120336: First Across the Rhine: The 291st Engineer Combat Battalion in France, Belgium, and Germany
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0689120338 ISBN 13 : 9780689120336
Editeur : Pacifica Pr, 1989

Synopsis

Book by Pergrin David E Hammel Eric

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Présentation de l'éditeur

In what quickly came to be called the Battle of the Bulge, the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion found itself directly in the path of the German spearhead. With heart-stopping suspense, Colonel David Pergrin describes one of the European theater's critical delaying actions as his unit destroyed bridges, planted mines, and defended roadblocks in the face of oncoming tank columns. Here, in gritty detail, is the story of how ""those damned Engineers"" ruined Hitler's winter offensive, and how the 291st, with a reputation almost as big as its accomplishments, went on to build a 1100-foot pontoon bridge across the Rhine at Remagen in 32 hours-in the face of fierce opposition and near-impossible odds. Pergrin follows the battalion from its formation and training through the campaigns in France, Belgium, and Germany, making us witness the genuine heroics, skill, and spirit that lifted the 291st to the realm of legend.

Revue de presse

WWII History, September 2006

“It is a sure bet that most infantrymen would say that the only bunch tougher than the foot soldiers themselves were the combat engineers. If you have a hard believing that, then you have not read First Across the Rhine, the 1989 classic recently reprinted in paperback. Pergrin was the storied 291st’s commanding officer, and he and Hammel write with pride and precision about the battalions exploits...First Across the Rhine is a thrilling, page-turning account of a small number of brave individuals who, through sheer guts and determination, did as much as any other American unit to win the war. A definite must-read.”



Military Trader, December 2006

"...First Across the Rhine is a rip-roaring good account of the race to establish a bridgehead into Germany."

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Pacifica Pr
Date d'édition
1989
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0689120338
ISBN 13 
9780689120336
Reliure
Relié
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible