- Rare memoir of a risky job performed by relatively few troops
- Honest and observant narrative describes the good, bad, and ugly of the war
- Covers World War II's closing months in eastern France and Germany
Cpl. Bill Hanford had one of the U.S. Army's most dangerous jobs in World War II: artillery forward observer (FO). Tasked with calling in heavy fire on the enemy, F's accompanied infantrymen into combat, crawled into no-man's-land, and ascended observation posts like hills and ridges to find their targets. But beyond the usual perils of ground combat, F's were specially targeted by the enemy because of their crucial role in directing artillery fire. Hanford spent much of his time fighting in the Vosges Mountains in eastern France and then in Germany in late 1944 and early 1945.
- Rare memoir of a risky job performed by relatively few troops
- Honest and observant narrative describes the good, bad, and ugly of the war
- Covers World War II's closing months in eastern France and Germany
Cpl. Bill Hanford had one of the U.S. Army's most dangerous jobs in World War II: artillery forward observer (FO). Tasked with calling in heavy fire on the enemy, F's accompanied infantrymen into combat, crawled into no-man's-land, and ascended observation posts like hills and ridges to find their targets. But beyond the usual perils of ground combat, F's were specially targeted by the enemy because of their crucial role in directing artillery fire. Hanford spent much of his time fighting in the Vosges Mountains in eastern France and then in Germany in late 1944 and early 1945.
A Dangerous Assignment: An Artillery Forward Observer in World War II
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A Dangerous Assignment: An Artillery Forward Observer in World War II
272
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780811734851 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Stackpole Books |
| Publication date: | 06/13/2008 |
| Series: | Stackpole Military History Series |
| Pages: | 272 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.08(w) x 10.88(h) x 0.64(d) |