- Summary
- The book examines uncertainty of command at the army, corps, and division levels and emphasizes the confusion and fear of ground combat at the level of company and battalion--"where they do the dying." Its gripping description of the battle is based on government records, a rich selection of first-person accounts from veterans of both sides, and author Edward G. Miller's visits to the battlefield. The result is a compelling and comprehensive account of small-unit action set against the background of the larger command levels.
- Series
- Texas A & M University military history series ; 42
Texas A & M University military history series ; 42.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Miller, Edward G., 1958- author.
- Published
- College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [1995]
©1995
- Locale
- Germany
Hürtgenwald
- Edition
- First edition
- Contents
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The VII Corps enters the forest
Early operations of the 9th Division
October deadlock
Origins of the Second Battle of Schmidt
The 28th Division attack begins
Disaster at Vossenack
The November offensive
The battles in the north
Stalemate in the center
The capture of Hürtgen
The Capture of Grosshau, Kleinhau, and Bergstein
Operations to 16 December
Final battles and capture of the dams
Analysis.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-241) and index.
The VII Corps enters the forest -- Early operations of the 9th Division -- October deadlock -- Origins of the Second Battle of Schmidt -- The 28th Division attack begins -- Disaster at Vossenack -- The November offensive -- The battles in the north -- Stalemate in the center -- The capture of Hürtgen -- The Capture of Grosshau, Kleinhau, and Bergstein -- Operations to 16 December -- Final battles and capture of the dams -- Analysis.
