No sacrifice too great : the 1st Infantry Division in World War II /

No sacrifice too great : the 1st Infantry Division in World War II /

"No Sacrifice Too Great: the 1st Infantry Division in World War II" is the story of how a great Division learned to fight from the summer of 1940 through VE day. Formed on a small core of combat veterans from the Great War, the 1st Infantry Division grew from an understrength, peacetime fo...

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Main Author: Fontenot, Gregory, 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2023]
Series:American military experience series.
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Infantry Division, 1st > History.
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Europe.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Africa, North.
History.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • List of Maps
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One. Sidewalks of New York
  • Chapter Two. Preparing for War
  • Chapter Three. Torch Lights the Way Back
  • Chapter Four. Tunisia: The Wehrmacht as Tutors
  • Chapter Five. Lessons Learned: The End in Tunisia
  • Chapter Six. Husky: The Invasion of Sicily
  • Chapter Seven. Troina: The End for Terry and Teddy
  • Chapter Eight. Preparing for the Longest Day
  • Chapter Nine. Omaha Beach and the Lodgment
  • Photo Essay
  • Chapter Ten. The Breakout and Pursuing "Le Sale Boche"
  • Chapter Eleven. Mons-Aachen
  • Chapter Twelve. Wild Fire: The Forest Battles
  • Chapter Thirteen. Streams, the Roer, and the Rhine
  • Chapter Fourteen. The Race to the Finish Line
  • Chapter Fifteen. Conclusion
  • Appendix 1. Tactical Symbols
  • Appendix 2. 1st Infantry Division Organization Chart
  • Appendix 3. Table of Ranks through Lieutenant Colonel
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index

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