Victory at Mortain
Subtitle: stopping Hitler's panzer counteroffensive
By: Mark J. Reardon.
Series: Modern war studies
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Lawrence, Kan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
Subjects: United States. Army. Infantry Division, 30th -- History.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Mortain.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
Description: Determined to drive the Allies back to the English Channel, elements of four combat-hardened panzer divisions faced off against a single American infantry division near the town of Mortain. The Americans held their ground, enabling the Allied armies to secure the invasion and ultimately liberate France. Reardon offers a new perspective on the German defeat in Normandy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-349) and index.