Lost Battalions: Going for Broke in the Vosges, Autumn 1944
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (841 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0891416226 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Many books discuss the internment of Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II. . From School Library Journal YA. Although this book is not specifically about the Nisei, it covers their participation in the campaign that would make their regiment the most decorated unit in American history. A stand was made by the Germans in the rugged terrain of the Vosges Mountains, where fighting was bitter and intense. Much of the book is based on official reports and thus confusing to follow, yet it has numerous personal letters, citations for valor, and interviews that bring the participants to life. Few, however, detail the bravery of the thousands of Nisei who volunteered for service in the U.S. The Nisei are not examined in a vacuum, but in conjunction with the actions of other units, both American and German. E. Lee High School, Springfield, VACopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. In the fall of 1
Franz Steidl served as an infantry platoon leader during the Vietnam War and is an expert on militaryoperations from the small-unit perspective.
Some generals lost their sons there, and other generals lost only their honor.. The weather was abysmal, the terrain almost impassable. For the Germans, it was a last stand, and they would fight to the death. The 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry ("Alamo Regiment"), had been cut off for six days with food, water, and ammunition running out, when the Japanese-American Nisei of the famed "Go For Broke" 442d Regimental Combat Team were called upon to give their all to break through and save the Texans. At virtually the same time and place, the Wehrmacht's 202d Mountain Battalion, thrown into combat without adequate preparation, had also been cut off, and its sister unit - the 201st Mountain Battalion - had to perform an equally desperate rescue. In the autumn of 1944, during fierce fighting in the Vosges Mountains of eastern France, one of the most amazing incidents in military history occurred: the rescue of two infantry battalions, one American, one German, cut off, far behind the enemy lines of each. The Americans, caught in their bloodiest fight since Anzio, came to call the battlefield "the crossroads of hell." Nisei casualties were devastating
The research invloved in this book is fantastic. Having been one of the men rescued, there is no way we can thank the men of The research invloved in this book is fantastic. A Customer Having been one of the men rescued, there is no way we can thank the men of 442 for their heroic efforts. The American press ignored the fact that they were Japanese- Americans. Unfortunately, it is only of late we became aware of the casualties, killed and wounded, suffered in releasing us. It is my beleif they were one of the finest combat units that fought in Europe. The book is extremely well written.. The research invloved in this book is fantastic. A Customer Having been one of the men rescued, there is no way we can thank the men of 442 for their heroic efforts. The American press ignored the fact that they were Japanese- Americans. Unfortunately, it is only of late we became aware of the casualties, killed and wounded, suffered in releasing us. It is my beleif they were one of the finest combat units that fought in Europe. The book is extremely well written.. 2 for their heroic efforts. The American press ignored the fact that they were Japanese- Americans. Unfortunately, it is only of late we became aware of the casualties, killed and wounded, suffered in releasing us. It is my beleif they were one of the finest combat units that fought in Europe. The book is extremely well written.. K. Hattori said I've been looking for this book for my son so that he could read about his great grandfather who is in the book. Book was in new condition. I've been looking for this book for my son so that he could read about his great grandfather who is in the book.. "Good history of a neglected campaign." according to A Customer. Mesmerized by the breakout from Normandy and therace to the Rhine, the world hardly seemed tonotice the U.S. Seventh and French First Armies' sweep up the Rhone Valley, miscalled by some a "cakewalk". If that term seemed to apply to their rapid advance during the first weeks after the Riviera landings, it quickly lost meaning when the German Nineteenth fortified the Vosges Mountains for one of the hardest-fought battles of the European Theater. This well told history recounts that largely unknown struggle, concentrating on two "lost battalions", one German, the other the 1Good history of a neglected campaign. A Customer Mesmerized by the breakout from Normandy and therace to the Rhine, the world hardly seemed tonotice the U.S. Seventh and French First Armies' sweep up the Rhone Valley, miscalled by some a "cakewalk". If that term seemed to apply to their rapid advance during the first weeks after the Riviera landings, it quickly lost meaning when the German Nineteenth fortified the Vosges Mountains for one of the hardest-fought battles of the European Theater. This well told history recounts that largely unknown struggle, concentrating on two "lost battalions", one German, the other the 141. 1