| Portion of title |
Untold story of a fighting general and his Spearhead Tank Division's charge into the Third Reich |
| Contents |
Prologue: Carentan D+7 -- Normandy and beyond -- Lightning Joe's lament -- Slaughter pen -- War on the Michelin map -- The west wall -- Dragon's teeth -- The dark wood of error -- Panthers in the snow -- The Reich -- To the Rhine -- One shot -- "A hell of a fix" -- Epilogue: Nordhausen D+309 -- Appendices. 3rd Armored Division leadership -- 3rd Armored Division task organization as of August 20, 1944. |
| Abstract |
"A general-turned-historian reveals the remarkable battlefield heroics of Major General Maurice Rose, the World War II tank commander whose 3rd Armored Division struck fear into the hearts of Hitler's panzer crews"-- Provided by publisher |
| Abstract |
Two months after D-Day, the Allies found themselves in a stalemate in Normandy, having suffered enormous casualties. Troops were spent, and American tankers, lacking the tactics and leadership to deal with the terrain, were losing their spirit. General George Patton and the other top U.S. commanders needed an officer who knew how to break the impasse and roll over the Germans. They selected Maurice Rose. He led his 3rd Armored Division from the first vehicle in formation; he devised innovative tactics, made the most of American weapons, and personally chose the cadre of young officers who drove his division forward. Bolger infuses his narrative of Rose's heroism in a masterful story of battlefield leadership. -- adapted from jacket |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-388) and index. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2020006719 |
| ISBN | 9780593183717 |
| ISBN | 0593183711 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
