Death traps : the survival of an American armored division in World War II / Belton Y. Cooper ; fore...
Death traps : the survival of an American armored division in World War II / Belton Y. Cooper ; fore...
Death traps : the survival of an American armored division in World War II / Belton Y. Cooper ; foreword by Stephen E. Ambrose.
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Publisher
Navato, CA : Presidio Press, 1998.
Date
1998.
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N940.541273/13
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English
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Physical content
xv, 324 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Stephen E. Ambrose -- 1. Reflections -- 2. First Combat -- 3. The Breakthrough -- 4. The Falaise Pocket -- 5. From Paris to Soissons -- 6. Assault on the Siegfried Line -- 7. The Battle of the Bulge: Phase I, The German Attack -- 8. The Battle of the Bulge: Phase II, The Counterattack --...
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Publisher
Navato, CA : Presidio Press, 1998.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
1998.
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Summary
As a young ordnance lieutenant in the 3d Armor Division, it was Belton Cooper's job to travel with the combat units during the day and assist in coordinating the recovery, repair, and evacuation of the battle-damaged tanks. At night, Lieutenant Cooper and his Jeep driver raced along dark country roads, often going through enemy territory, to delive...
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Death traps : the survival of an American armored division in World War II / Belton Y. Cooper ; foreword by Stephen E. Ambrose.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 317) and index.
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N940.541273/13
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74VMyM03P66d
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0891416706
9780891416708
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940.541273
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991002002259702626
