Hell in Hï¿½rtgen Forest The Ordeal and Triumph of an American Infantry Regiment

Name: Hell in Hï¿½rtgen Forest The Ordeal and Triumph of an American Infantry Regiment
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ISBN: 9780700613601

ISBN-10: 0700613609

ISBN-13: 9780700613601

Edition: 2001

Authors: Robert Sterling Rush, Louis S. Gerteis

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Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Publication date: 11/27/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 424
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Foreword




Introduction



The environment



Terrain and weather in the Hurtgen Forest



The 4th Infantry Division and its 22d Infantry Regiment : an organizational history



The LXXIV Korps and its subordinate divisions : an organizational history



The American soldier : induction, training, and leadership within the 22d Infantry Regiment



The German soldier : induction, training, and leadership within the LXXIV Korps



The Hurtgenwald



Preliminaries to the Hurtgen Forest



Into the forest : the first days (16-19 November)



Into the forest : toward Grosshau (20-24 November)



Grosshau : battle for a village (25-29 November)



Gey : to the edge of the woods (30 November - 4 December)



The aftermath of Hurtgen



Analysis



Organizational effectiveness



What kept the soldier fighting?



Conclusion


Afterword