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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460357403321

Titolo

Patton's fighting bridge builders [[electronic resource] ] : Company B, 1303rd Engineer General Service Regiment / / edited by Joseph C. Fitzharris ; foreword by Earl E. Hall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2007

ISBN

1-60344-504-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Texas A & M University military history series ; ; 106

Altri autori (Persone)

FitzharrisJoseph C. <1946->

Disciplina

940.54/1273

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Europe

World War, 1939-1945 - Engineering and construction

World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-215) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Illustrations""; ""Maps""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction to Company B of the Thirteen Third""; ""Forming the Unit at Camp Ellis""; ""England""; ""Normandy and Brittany""; ""The Rush across France""; ""Building Bridges""; ""Luxembourg, on the Flank of the Battle of the Bulge""; ""Germany, Victory, and Frustration""; ""On to Japan""; ""Types of Units""; ""Ranks and Command""; ""Training the Soldier""; ""Equipment, Bridges, and Rations""; ""Notes""; ""Index""