Author Mark Bando has interviewed more than 250 members of The 2nd Armored Division, a.k.a. Hell on Wheels-the group that broke through only to find themselves trapped in one of the most terrifying, confusing, and carnage-filled battles of World War II.
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Mark Bando's Breakout at Normandy/2nd Armored Div.,
This review is from: Breakout at Normandy: The 2nd Armored Division in the Land of the Dead (Paperback)
An excellent book, with many pictures I've never seen before. Bando interviewed hundreds of veterans for this book, and I think it's his best work yet. I'm an avid History Channel watcher, and I'd never heard of the battle that Bando researched for this book, despite the fact that it was one of the most terrifying of the war. The book's best attribute is it's anecdotal aspect. Bando does a good job describing the courage displayed by both sides in this confict through the words of men who fought it. The detective work is great, and Bando even catches more well known historians in several errors.
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Well written, and probably the most highly researched and documented book I have ever read on actual combat. Bando has captured the personalities and battle actions of the men and officers of the 2nd Armored Division in a little known but one of the most pivotal and successful campaigns on a European battlefield in World War Two. The author brings to light the how and why of the beginning of this campaign and the bloody battles of the 2nd Armored Div. that followed, miles behind enemy lines in "The Land of the Dead." Studded with rare photos and documented with personal interviews by the author with surviving combatants of both sides. A must book for readers, students and historians who want the truth in history as it happened. Donald R. Burgett, Author of three highly acclaimed books on World War Two.
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Important addition to any library of the Normandy campaign,
By Mr M Hannam (Aberdeen, Scotland United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Breakout at Normandy: The 2nd Armored Division in the Land of the Dead (Paperback)
From start to finish Breakout at Normandy is a solid account of the experiences of Combat Command B of the US 2nd Armoured Division during the COBRA offensive in July 1944, leading up to the cauldron for German SS armour at Roncey & St.Denis le Glast - a forshadowing of what was to come at Falaise. Potential readers should be aware that whilst the actions of Maurice Rose`s Combat Command A are included, they are glossed over and quite frankly better handled in Martin Bluemson`s Breakout & Pursuit. From a Combat Command B perspective, there are many personal accounts from both the Americans and Germans who slugged it out in the Normandy hedgerows and dozens of interesting b/w and colour photos which have not been published before to my knowledge. However, the limited scope of the book, and the fact that it doesn`t include any strategic, operational or tactical maps means that it cannot be read in isolation to gain the full value of Mark Bando`s research. Despite this handicap, General Bradley`s strategically important COBRA offensive launched at the end of July 1944, which busted open the German hold on the Normandy bridgehead has been neglected by military authors of late, so Breakout at Normandy is a welcome addition to anyone`s library.
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The mighty Second Armored Division of World War II was activated at Fort Benning, Georgia, on 15 July 1940, under command of General Charles L. Scott. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
armored regiment, recon men, armored infantrymen, short bombs, armored division, medium tanks, main battery, enemy column Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Saint Denis, World War, Das Reich, Death Night, Fritz Langanke, Notre Dame de Cenilly, Silver Star, Christian Tychsen, Omaha Beach, Pont Brocard, Air Corps, Air Force, Knight's Cross, Lande des Morts, Fort Benning, Recon Battalion, Armored Infantry Regiment, Charles Hinds, First Army, John Erbes, Saint Gilles, Haut Vents, North Africa, Panzer Division, Robert Hale New!
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The mighty Second Armored Division of World War II was activated at Fort Benning, Georgia, on 15 July 1940, under command of General Charles L. Scott. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
armored regiment, recon men, armored infantrymen, short bombs, armored division, medium tanks, main battery, enemy column Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Saint Denis, World War, Das Reich, Death Night, Fritz Langanke, Notre Dame de Cenilly, Silver Star, Christian Tychsen, Omaha Beach, Pont Brocard, Air Corps, Air Force, Knight's Cross, Lande des Morts, Fort Benning, Recon Battalion, Armored Infantry Regiment, Charles Hinds, First Army, John Erbes, Saint Gilles, Haut Vents, North Africa, Panzer Division, Robert Hale New!
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- Brave Men by Ernie Pyle on page 37, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Silver Star: 1905 (The House of Winslow #20) by Gilbert Morris on page 77, and page 131
- If You Survive: From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge to the End of World War II, One American Officer's Riveting True Story by George Wilson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- United Kingdom (Major Companies of Europe: Vol. 6: Central Europe - Czech Republic Estonia, Hungary, Lativa, . . .) by C. A. Oddy on page 35, and page 36
- Knights Of Steel by Mark C Yerger in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Operation Cobra 1944: Breakout from Normandy (Campaign) by Steven Zaloga in Back Matter
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