Battered Bastards of Bastogne
Battered Bastards of Bastogne
George Koskimaki
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945,United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st,United States,American Personal narratives,Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945,Regimental histories,History
Description
Description
The Battered Bastards of Bastogne is the product of contributions by 530 soldiers who were on the ground or in the air over Bastogne. They lived and made this history and much of it is told in their own words.
The material contributed by these men of the 101st Airborne Division, the Armor, Tank Destroyer, Army Air Force , and others is tailored meticulously by the author and placed on the historical framework known to most students of the Battle of the Bulge.
Pieces of a nearly 60 year old jigsaw puzzle come together in this book, when memoires related by one soldier fit with those of another unit or group pursuing the battle from another nearby piece of terrain.
George Koskimaki was a noted historian of the 101st Airborne Division. His other books include D-Day With The Screaming Eagles and Hell's Highway. He died in 2016.
Table of Contents
Glossary/U.S. Army Rankings
Foreword
Introduction
1. Interlude
2. The Alert
3. The Trip to Bastogne
4. December 19
5. December 20
6. December 21
7. December 22
8. December 23
9. Christmas Eve
10. Christmas Day
11. The Siege Is Broken
12. December 27
13. Calm Before a Storm
14. December 31
15. January 2, 1945
16. January 3, 1945
17. January 4, 1945
18. A Respite
19. On the Offensive
20. Mopping Up
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Notes
Bibliography
Index
The material contributed by these men of the 101st Airborne Division, the Armor, Tank Destroyer, Army Air Force , and others is tailored meticulously by the author and placed on the historical framework known to most students of the Battle of the Bulge.
Pieces of a nearly 60 year old jigsaw puzzle come together in this book, when memoires related by one soldier fit with those of another unit or group pursuing the battle from another nearby piece of terrain.
George Koskimaki was a noted historian of the 101st Airborne Division. His other books include D-Day With The Screaming Eagles and Hell's Highway. He died in 2016.
Table of Contents
Glossary/U.S. Army Rankings
Foreword
Introduction
1. Interlude
2. The Alert
3. The Trip to Bastogne
4. December 19
5. December 20
6. December 21
7. December 22
8. December 23
9. Christmas Eve
10. Christmas Day
11. The Siege Is Broken
12. December 27
13. Calm Before a Storm
14. December 31
15. January 2, 1945
16. January 3, 1945
17. January 4, 1945
18. A Respite
19. On the Offensive
20. Mopping Up
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Details
Details
Publisher/Supplier: Casemate
Date Published: 2011-12-12
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 1612000746
Language: en
Pages: 528
Length: 6 inches,Width: 1.25 inches,Height: 9 inches
155 in stock
