First across the Rhine : the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion in France, Belgium, and Germany
Pergrin, David E.2006
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In what quickly became known as the Battle of the Bulge, the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion found itself directly in the path of the German spearhead. Colonel David Pergrin describes one of the European theater's critical delaying actions as his unit destroyed bridges, planted mines and defended roadblocks against oncoming attacks.
Main title:
First across the Rhine : the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion in France, Belgium, and Germany / David E. Pergrin with Eric Hammel.
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Imprint:
St. Paul, Minn. : Zenith, 2006.
Collation:
[xiv], 337 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Atheneum, 1989.Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-328) and index.
ISBN:
9780760324080 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.541273940.5412
Language:
English
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BRN:
249452
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