The Battle for Echternach: Patton’s Other Objective in the Battle of the Bulge
The capture of Echternach was quickly forgotten, though not to the men of the 5th Infantry Division who fought so hard in terrible conditions to liberate the town and secure the southern shoulder of the Bulge that Eisenhower had wanted.
Smashing Hitler’s Gun’s: The Rangers at Pointe-Du-Hoc, D-Day, 1944 Review
One of the biggest threats to Allied forces landing in Normandy on D-Day, 6 June 1944, was the German gun emplacements on the strategic bluffs named Pointe-du-Hoc.
The Delaware Bay at War! The Coastal Defenses of the Delaware Bay during World War Two Review
Coastal defense has always been important to the security of the United States, and by the 1940s and the advent of World War II, coastal security became vital.
Death and Life in the Big Red One: A Soldier’s World War II Journey from North Africa to Germany Review
As part of Operation TORCH in November 1942, the division shares one of the longest journeys of any Army combat unit in that war.
Mother of the Company: SGT. Percy M. Smith’s World War II Reflections Review
Mother of the Company reflects a son’s desire to share his first sergeant father’s war experiences in the European Theater with a modern audience eighty years removed from World War II.
Tenth Army Commander: The World War II Diary of Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. Review
“The lessons shared in Buckner’s concise notes are just as relevant today.”
99th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
The 99th Infantry Battalion (Separate) was activated on 10 July 1942 at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The original War Department order that created the 99th gave priority to Norwegian aliens for service in the 99th.
Brotherhood of the Flying Coffin: The Glider Pilots of World War II Review
“McGaugh reminds us that the gliding program and, more importantly, the glider pilots are worth remembering and studying as one of many examples in World War II of facing a determined enemy against all odds with courage and ingenuity.”
A “Damned Nobody” to Four Stars: The Life and Career of General Bruce C. Clarke
“The Army has had two great trainers,” General Dwight D. Eisenhower once asserted. “Von Steuben, and Bruce Clarke.” A relatively obscure figure in the pantheon of notable American military leaders, Bruce C. Clarke holds a position of quiet importance in Army history.
A Record Unequaled – The 20th General Hospital in World War II
The legacy that the 20th General Hospital left behind is one of men and women who provided exceptional medical care to the wounded (both Allied and enemy) in the austere environment of the China-Burma-India Theater and adds to a history of University of Pennsylvania medical personnel providing care to the nation’s soldiers that stretches from the American Revolution to today.
