This blow-by-blow account tells the true story of the capture of the Ludendorff Bridge that crossed the Rhine--a successful mission that saved thousands of American lives and spearheaded the invasion of Nazi Germany. Reissue.
The incredible story of the capture of the Ludendorff Bridge, a strategic bridge crossing the Rhine river at the town of Remagen. This updated volume contains bandw photos of American and German troops, artillery and aerial shots of the Rhine, and the Ludendorff Bridge before its ultimate destruction.
Until now, no book has covered all of Cold War air combat in the words of the men who waged it. In I Always Wanted to Fly, retired USAF Colonel Wolfgang Samuel has gathered first-person memories from the heroes of the cockpits and airstrips. Battling in dogfights when jets were novelties, saving lives in gruelling airlifts, or flying dangerous ...
This memoir provides an insight into what it was like to work behind the scenes in the White House during Truman's term as President. It discusses the strengths and weaknesses of those who worked closely with Truman, focusing on the Truman not seen in public.
On 16 December 1944, when the 51st Engineer Combat Battalion faced the Germans' last gasp effort to win the war, it had been operating 30 sawmills in support of the First United States Army. Within days the battalion was spread over the Belgian countryside, defending roads, bridges, and towns from the Nazi attempt to break through to the Meuse ...
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