Hugh Warren West was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942, during the height of the Second World War. After nearly two years of intensive training, he went to Europe with the 14th Armored Division. This combat memoir covers fighting in Alsace, crossing the Rhine, breaching the Siegfried line, and battling throughout southern Germany. Based on official unit histories and exhaustive interviews with West, this soldier's story is rich in personal anecdotes that run the gamut from humor to horror.
Hugh Warren West was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942, during the height of the Second World War. After nearly two years of intensive training, he went to Europe with the 14th Armored Division. This combat memoir covers fighting in Alsace, crossing the Rhine, breaching the Siegfried line, and battling throughout southern Germany. Based on official unit histories and exhaustive interviews with West, this soldier's story is rich in personal anecdotes that run the gamut from humor to horror.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Hugh Warren West is a highly decorated combat veteran of World War II. Following the war, he resumed his career as a school teacher in Ontario, California. He is currently retired.
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Table of Contents Preface ( John Scura) HATTEN-The Ordeal ARIZONA-Family Beginnings CAMP CHAFFEE, ARKANSAS-Basic Training TENNESSEE-Advanced Training, Field Exercises KENTUCKY-Further Advanced Training, War Games NEW YORK TO MARSEILLES-The Difficult Atlantic Crossing RHONE VALLEY TO ALSACE-Initial Fighting BARR-Intense Battle TO THE RHINE-Initial Attempt, and Failure to Cross THE VOSGES-Fighting a German Counterattack HATTEN-The American Stalingrad NANCY-Hospitalized in the Rear STRASBOURG-Allied Advance Renewed ACROSS THE RHINE-Fighting through the Last Barrier CREUSSEN-Another Deadly German Counterattack MOOSBURG-Freeing Thousands of Allied POWs THE DANUBE-Racing into Austria, VE Day SOUTHERN EUROPE-Postwar Military Details EDINBURGH-Stationing in Scotland AMERICA-Home and Wife EPILOGUE: THE RETURN-1990 Tour of ETO Battlefields Index
Table of Contents Preface ( John Scura) HATTEN-The Ordeal ARIZONA-Family Beginnings CAMP CHAFFEE, ARKANSAS-Basic Training TENNESSEE-Advanced Training, Field Exercises KENTUCKY-Further Advanced Training, War Games NEW YORK TO MARSEILLES-The Difficult Atlantic Crossing RHONE VALLEY TO ALSACE-Initial Fighting BARR-Intense Battle TO THE RHINE-Initial Attempt, and Failure to Cross THE VOSGES-Fighting a German Counterattack HATTEN-The American Stalingrad NANCY-Hospitalized in the Rear STRASBOURG-Allied Advance Renewed ACROSS THE RHINE-Fighting through the Last Barrier CREUSSEN-Another Deadly German Counterattack MOOSBURG-Freeing Thousands of Allied POWs THE DANUBE-Racing into Austria, VE Day SOUTHERN EUROPE-Postwar Military Details EDINBURGH-Stationing in Scotland AMERICA-Home and Wife EPILOGUE: THE RETURN-1990 Tour of ETO Battlefields Index
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