A Combat Engineer with Patton?s Army: The Fight Across Europe with the 80th ?Blue Ridge? Division in World War II

Lembo, Lois; Reed, Leon

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Langue : anglais

Edité par Savas Beatie, 2020

1611214033 / 9781611214031

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George Patton is renowned for his daring tank thrusts and rapid movement, but the many rivers and obstacles his Third Army encountered crossing Europe required engineers spearheading his advance. A Combat Engineer with Patton’s Army is the untold story of Frank Lembo, one of Patton’s men who helped move the American command in the battle of Argentan in the Normandy Campaign, in the high-speed pursuit of the German Wehrmacht east across France, and in the brutal fighting waged during the Battle of the Bulge and during the final combat along the borders of the collapsing Reich. Throughout his time in Europe, Lembo maintained a running commentary of his experiences with Betty Craig, his fiancé and future wife. This extensive correspondence provides a unique eyewitness view of the life and work of a combat engineer under wartime conditions. As a squad (and later platoon) leader, Frank and his comrades cleared mines, conducted reconnaissance missions behind enemy lines, built bridges, and performed other vital tasks to support the movement of the 317th, 318th, and 319th Infantry Regiments of the Blue Ridge Division—Patton’s workhorses, if not his glamour boys. A Combat Engineer with Patton’s Army describes the deadly river crossings at the Moselle, Seille, and Sauer, all conducted under enemy fire, and the frustrating pauses when supplies were diverted elsewhere. Lembo participated in the mid-December sprint to Luxembourg and the relief column that liberated Bastogne during the Bulge, the liberation of concentration camps once Third Army had charged into Germany, and their postwar occupation duty in Bavaria. Frank’s letters go beyond his direct combat experiences to include the camaraderie among the GIs, difficult living conditions, and the hijinks that helped keep the constant threat of death at bay. His letters also helped to fill Betty with hopeful dreams for their future together. Complete with dozens of previously unpublished photographs and original maps, A Combat Engineer with Patton’s Army offers the rare perspective of what day-to-day warfare at the ground-level looked like in the European Theater through the eyes of one of the men at the tip of the spear.…

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Titre
A Combat Engineer with Patton?s Army: The Fight Across Europe with the 80th ?Blue Ridge? Division in World War II
Auteur
Lembo, Lois; Reed, Leon
Éditeur
Savas Beatie
Année de publication
2020
État de l'article
New
Reliure
Hardcover
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
1611214033
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9781611214031
Édition
1st Edition
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Military History Books

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Savas Beatie LLC is an El Dorado Hills-based book publishing company established in 2004. The company has published more than 100 military, general history, and sports history titles, many of which have won awards and been selected by national book clubs.

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