Aachen
Subtitle: the U.S. Army's battle for Charlemagne's city in WWII
By: Robert W. Baumer
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 410
ISBN-13: 9780811714822
Subjects: Campaigns; United States; United States. Army. Corps, XIX; World War, 1939-1945; History
Other titles: U.S. Army's battle for Charlemagne's city in WWII
Description: "By September 1944, the Allied advance across France and Belgium had turned into attrition along the German frontier. Standing between the Allies and the Third Reich's industrial heartland was the city of Aachen, once the ancient seat of Charlemagne's empire and now firmly entrenched within Germany's Siegfried Line fortifications. The city was on the verge of capitulating until Hitler forbade surrender." -- from publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 400-401) and index.
Table of contents: title: 12 September 1944; title: VII corps breaches the Westwall; title: Penetrating the Schill Line; title: Stalemate at Stolberg; title: XIX Corps crosses the Wurm River; title: XIX Corps breaks through the Westwall; title: XIX Corps widens the bridgehead; title: South toward Alsdorf; title: Verlautenheide, Crucifix Hill, and the Ravelsberg Fall; title: Ultimatum and the first attacks on Aachen; title: The northern jaw; title: The gap closes; title: Surrender.