THE THUNDERBOLT ACROSS EUROPE; A History of the 83rd Infantry Division 1942-1945

Philos, Major C. D.

Edité par 83rd Division, Munich, Germany, 1946

BOOK DESCRIPTION: 4to, 119 pgs, photo illustrations, illustrations by Laszlo Bod of Budapest, Hungary, 8 folding maps. Decorative printed covers. Dust Jacket as issued. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Light rubbing to edges, corners, spine ends. Interior is clean and tight. The 8 folding maps are all clean and complete. The original dust jacket is well worn on edges, small amount of edge chipping; now in mylar sleeve. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: History of the 83rd Infantry Division during World War Two. Includes 8 folding campaign maps and photographs. Striking illustrations by Laszlo Bod, Budapest, Hungary. On June 18, 1944, less than two weeks after the Allied D-Day invasion of western Europe, the "Thunderbolt" division landed on Omaha Beach and began advancing into France. By the end of September, the division had moved into Luxembourg. In late December 1944, the 83rd took part in the Allied effort to stop the German offensive in the Battle of the Bulge. Several months later, it crossed the Rhine and subsequently captured the German city of Halle on April 6, 1945. On April 11, 1945, the 83rd liberated Langenstein, a subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp; becoming recognized as a liberating unit by the US Army's Center of Military History and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993. N° de réf. du vendeur 0126017

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : THE THUNDERBOLT ACROSS EUROPE; A History of ...
Éditeur : 83rd Division, Munich, Germany
Date d'édition : 1946
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Illustrateur : Laszlo Bod
Etat : Assez bon
Etat de la jaquette : Satisfaisant
Edition : Edition originale