Lewis, Sorley:Thunderbolt : General Creighton Abrams and the Army of His Times
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Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2004 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 9 1/2 h x 6 1/2w. A real nice clean unmarked 341 page first edition hardcover with "1" pres… Mehr…
Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2004 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 9 1/2 h x 6 1/2w. A real nice clean unmarked 341 page first edition hardcover with "1" present in number sequence. This could only be the curious world of twentieth-century war reenactors. A relatively recent and rapidly expanding phenomenon, reenactments in the United States of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War now draw more than 8,000 participants a year. Mostly men, these reenactors celebrate, remember, and re-create the tiniest details of the Battle of the Bulge in the Maryland woods, D day on a beach in Virginia, and WWI trench warfare in Pennsylvania.., Smithsonian Institution Press, 2004, 5, Arms & Armour Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 085368118X . Clean, bright copy with some wear to dust jacket, now in mylar cover. Excellent history of the fight for Europe against the Nazis.; B/W photos ., Arms & Armour Press, 1981, 3, Book and dust jacket in very good condition. Tight, clean and unmarked. 296 pages.Portion of inside cover reads as follows:"In December 1944, when the Germans launched their last-ditch offensive now known as the Battle of the Bulge, they badly needed to capture the Belgian city of Bastogne as a communications center, supply depot, and springboard for their drive to Antwerp. The city's defense by the 101st Airborne is often cited as the battle's most desperate and dramatic episode, but these heroics never could have happened if not for the unsung efforts of a ragtag battered collection of American soldiers who absorbed the brunt of the German offensive first along the Ardennes frontier east of Bastogne.Alamo in the Ardennes tells the powerful, poignant, yet little-known story of the bloody delaying action fought by the 28th Infantry Division, elements of the 9th and 10th Armored Divisions, and others, smaller units. Outnumbered at times by as much as ten to one, outgunned by Hitler's dreaded panzers, and with no hope of reinforcement, they bore the full fury of the Nazi onslaught for five days, making the Germans pay for every icy inch of ground they gained.This stirring narrative follows three distinct groups of American soldiers who held up the Germans during those five brutal days. . ."Book ships from Arizona within 1-3 business days. Seller pays for standard shipping. Priority and international shipping also available., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2.75, NY: The Free Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0684828049 . Remainder mark on bottom edge. ; Illus. , maps, jacket (not price-clipped) now in a clear protector ; 408 pages ., The Free Press, 1997, 2.5, New York: William Morrow, 2020. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. Ink name on endpaper. 2020 Hard Cover. In December 1944, Frank Sisson deployed to Europe as part of General George S. Patton's famed Third Army. Over the next six months, as the war in Europe raged, Sisson would participate in many of World War II's most consequential events, from the Battle of the Bulge to the liberation of Dachau. Now 95 years old, Frank shares his remarkable story of life under General Patton for the first time., William Morrow, 2020, 3.5, London: Amber Books. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2014. Later Printing. Hardcover. 9781782741367 . Illus. , several in color, maps, jacket now in a clear protector; 176 pages ., Amber Books, 2014, 3, Havertown, PA : Casemate, 2002. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. A particularly good copy; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp cornered. Literally 'as new' Indexed and complete with a comprehenive chronology. ; 176 pages; Description: 176 p. : ill. , maps ; 30 cm. Subjects: Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945.., Havertown, PA : Casemate, 2002, 5, In February 1945, 350 American POWs captured earlier at the Battle of the Bulge or elsewhere in Europe were singled out by the Nazis because they were Jews or were thought to resemble Jews. They were transported in cattle cars to Berga, a concentration camp in eastern Germany, and put to work as slave laborers, mining tunnels for a planned underground synthetic-fuel factory. This was the only incident of its kind during World War II.Starved and brutalized, the GIs were denied their rights as prisoners of war, their ordeal culminating in a death march that was halted by liberation near the Czech border. Twenty percent of these soldiersmore than seventy of themperished. After t_he war, Berga was virtually forgotten, partly because it fell under Soviet domination and partly because America's Cold War priorities quickly changed, and the experiences of these Americans were buried. Now, for the first time, their story is told in all its blistering detail. This is the story of hell in a small place over a period of nine weeks, at a time when Hitler's Reich was crumbling but its killing machine still churned. It is a tale of madness and heroism, and of the failure to deliver justice for what the Nazis did to these Americans. Among those involved: William Shapiro, a young medic from the Bronx, hardened in Normandy battles but, as a prisoner, unable to help the Nazis' wasted slaves, whose bodies became as insubstantial as ghosts; Hans Kasten, a defiant German-American who enraged his Nazi captors by demanding, in vain, that his fellow U.S. prisoners be treated with humanity, thus committing the unpardonable sin of betraying his German roots; Morton Goldstein, a garrulous GI from New Jersey, shot dead by the Nazi in charge of the American prisoners in an incident that would spark intense debate at a postwar trial; and Mordecai Hauer, the orphaned Hungarian Jew who, after surviving Auschwitz, stumbled on the GIs in the midst of the Holocaust at Berga and despaired at the sight of liberators become slaves.Roger Cohen uncovers exactly why the U.S. government did not aggressively prosecute the commandants of Berga, why there was no particular recognition for the POWs and their harsh treatment in the postwar years, and why it took decades for them to receive proper compensation. Soldiers and Slaves is an intimate, intensely dramatic story of war and of a largely forgotten chapter of the Holocaust., Knopf, 2005, 6, NY: The Free Press. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0684828049 . Bottom edge remainder mark. ; Illus. , maps. Dust jacket not price-clipped, now in a clear protector; 408 pages ., The Free Press, 1997, 2.75, Newton Abbot: David & Charles. 2004. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket - DJ now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 288 pages. The personal experiences of the military planners, soldiers, generals, and civilians, recorded during and after the Battle of the Bulge in contemporary letters, diaries, army reports and recorded interviews. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback., David & Charles, 2004, 0, NY: The Free Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0684828049 . Small bumps to top corners of covers. ; Illus. , maps, jacket (not price-clipped) now in a clear protector ; 408 pages ., The Free Press, 1997, 3, New York:: Simon & Schuster, 1992. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny. NOT price-clipped (25.00). No chips. No tears. No creases. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are clean and crisp. Illustrated with maps and 18 pages of photographs. First printing, with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. List of chapter notes/sources. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original green boards with a yellow spine lettered in shiny gold. From the Dust Jacket: "From the Battle of the Bulge to Vietnam and Beyond... He's been called the greatest American general since Ulysses Grant, the world's champion tank commander, a pure soldier, and, affectionately, General 'Abe.' Yet relatively little is known by the general public about this man who, for more than four decades, in three wars and in peacetime service, demonstrated the skill, courage, integrity, and compassion that made him a legend in his profession. Now, in THUNDERBOLT, Lewis Sorley brings us the definitive biography of General Creighton Abrams, placing the man and his achievements within the context of the Army he served and ultimately led, and of the national and international events in which he played a vital role. Meticulously researched and richly detailed, THUNDERBOLT explores the brilliant career of this authentic military hero, from cadet to Army Chief of Staff. A classic American success story, Creighton Abrams graduated from West Point in 1936 and spent four years as a troop officer in the 7th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, before joining the newly established Armored Force in 1940. He served with the 4th Armored Division throughout World War II, first as commander of the 37th Tank Battalion, later as Combat Command commander. During that war, he won two Distinguished Service Crosses, led the tank column that broke through the Nazi encirclement of the 101st Airborne Division in the Battle of the Bulge, and used up or wore out seven tanks, all of them named Thunderbolt. A complex and sophisticated man, Abrams was equally capable, whether leading a tank column across Europe or overseeing Army troops on civil rights duty during integration at the University of Mississippi. In Vietnam, he further proved his tactical skill and diplomacy as commander of U.S. forces during the four difficult years of the American withdrawal. THUNDERBOLT sheds new light on these largely neglected latter years of the Vietnam conflict, showing how Abrams radically revised the approach to fighting the war and achieved unprecedented success in anticipating and preempting enemy offensives, at a time when his own troops were progressively being redeployed to the United States. Abrams returned from Vietnam to an Army racked with all the problems of having fought a long and unpopular war. Succeeding General William C. Westmoreland as Army Chief of Staff, he set about the task of restoring the integrity, self-confidence, and self-respect of the force. Despite his untimely death after only two years in office, he has been credited by the leaders of today's Army with initiating the reforms that led to victory in Desert Storm.". First Printing of the First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket.. 8vo. 429pp.., Simon & Schuster, 1992, 4<
