Bibliograph

Old Hickory, the 30th Division, the top-rated American infantry Division in Europe in World War II, Robert W. Baumer

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Old Hickory, the 30th Division, the top-rated American infantry Division in Europe in World War II, Robert W. Baumer

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Old Hickory, the 30th Division

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Robert W. Baumer

Sub title

the top-rated American infantry Division in Europe in World War II

Summary

The best U.S. division at war, from Normandy to the Bulge and beyond The 30th Infantry Division, drawn from the hill country of Tennessee and the Carolinas, was regarded during World War II as the cream of the crop of U.S. fighting units. The Germans agreed, calling the division "Roosevelt's SS" for its tenacity and skill. The 30th fought in Normandy, along the Siegfried Line (where it conducted "the perfect infantry attack"), at the Battle of the Bulge, and in the final operations inside Germany. Baumer relies on primary sources to tell the story of this remarkable unit and its men in what is sure to become a classic World War II division history

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Old Hickory, the Thirtieth DivisionTop-rated American Infantry division in Europe in World War II

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