Dying for Saint-Lô covers the period from 7 to 21st July 1944, when the Americans wer stuck in the Bocage. Taking Saint-Lô, a major road and railway junction, was vital to the expansion of the offensive to break the German front. 12,000 american casualties would be the cost. In a day by day account, the attacks delivered by all American units are described: the 30th, 9th, 35th, 29th and 2nd Infantry divisions, the 3rd Armoured Division and the attached tank destroyer battalions. On the German side , due to the paucity of official sources, the author has focused on Kampfgruppen Heintz and Kentner - with much unpublished information - and on several elite formations such as Fallschirm-Aufklärungs Abteilung 12. A Sniper veteran from his parachute unit also shares his story. New information is offered on SS-Kampfgruppe Wisliceny. Other major units include the Panzer-Lehr Division and Fallschirmjägerregiment which fought hard for Hill 192.
Hardcover, 23 x31 cm, 176 pages, english text
| Author: | Didier Lodieu |
| Language: | English |
