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HISTORY OF THE 14th ARMORED DIVISION, The
Atlanta, GA Albert Love Enterprises no date (ca. 1945-47)
285.00
Book is in very good condition with a bit of wear to covers, shelf wear to the spine ends, a bit of wear to the corners, a few pages have some underlining and notations in pen (not much).
Unpaginated (approx. 280+ pages) with photos.
Unpaginated (approx. 280+ pages) with photos.
Pebbled embossed cloth hardcover, size is 9" x 12".
An in-depth history of the World War 2 operations of the United States 14th Armoured Division, nicknamed the "Liberators".
There are 14 chapters titled: "Activation", "Training, and the Flood", "Training, Reorganization and Maneuvers", "Training and P.O.M", "Aboard Ship, Marseille and the Alps", "Combat Command A - Gerwiller, Benfield and Barr", "Entry into Germany", "Task Force Hudelson", "Hatten - Rittershoffen", "Defense", "Breakthrough", "Pursuit. Lohr, Gemunden, Neustadt, Hammelburg", "The Battle of the Autobahn. The Death of a State", and "Victory".
The book also contains a list of the unit's Award Winners, those Killed in Action, Died of Wounds, Missing in Action, and Wounded in Action, along with a full Roster of the unit.
There are 14 chapters titled: "Activation", "Training, and the Flood", "Training, Reorganization and Maneuvers", "Training and P.O.M", "Aboard Ship, Marseille and the Alps", "Combat Command A - Gerwiller, Benfield and Barr", "Entry into Germany", "Task Force Hudelson", "Hatten - Rittershoffen", "Defense", "Breakthrough", "Pursuit. Lohr, Gemunden, Neustadt, Hammelburg", "The Battle of the Autobahn. The Death of a State", and "Victory".
The book also contains a list of the unit's Award Winners, those Killed in Action, Died of Wounds, Missing in Action, and Wounded in Action, along with a full Roster of the unit.
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