First Across the Rhine: The Story of the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion

Pergrin, Col. David E

ISBN 10: 0804106150 / ISBN 13: 9780804106153

Edité par Ballantine Books, 1990

A propos de cet article

N° de réf. du vendeur 58WXEB0000RW_ns

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: First Across the Rhine: The Story of the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion
• Éditeur: Ballantine Books
• Date de parution: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0804106150
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780804106153
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: VeryGood

A propos de ce titre

Synopsis

Book by Pergrin Col David E

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.