517 Para Inf. By Gerald Astor. During its first month, the 9th Infantry Division supported by the 3d Armored Division advanced only 3,500 yards at a cost of 4,500 American casualties. The final butcher's bill would list 24,000 American's lost to enemy action and 9,000 to frostbite or trenchfoot. 393 pages, maps, photographs.
Concise text provides historical perspective.
Filled with superb rare photographs and drawings, many in full color. This is a highly detailed account of the actual fighting and the strategy behind it. Careful descriptions of personalities involved add to the reader's interest. 36th Infantry Div. A 4-month siege kept 120,000 Allied troops desperately fighting to hold their own.