From Beachhead to Brittany: The 29th Infantry Division at Brest, August-September 1944

by Joseph Balkoski

Overview

Engaging history of a controversial World War II battle. Brilliantly researched and compellingly written by a top military historian.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811740500
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	02/25/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	432
Sales rank:	838,532
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Joseph Balkoski is Command Historian of the Maryland National Guard and author of Omaha Beach (978-0-8117-3376-2), Utah Beach (978-0-8117-3377-9), and the classic Beyond the Beachhead (978-0-8117-3237-6). He has appeared as a D-Day expert on MSNBC, and his work has been praised by Joe Scarborough, the New York Post, the Washington Times, World War II magazine, and others. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Table of Contents

List of Maps     ix
Preface     xi
Brittany     1
Fortress Brest     33
The Key to the Whole Thing     63
Holding Nothing Back     99
Sergeant Hallman     139
They Also Served     187
Brestgrad     217
Giving Them the Works     251
The Tragedy Is Complete     279
Here Are Our Credentials     313
Appendices     349
References     363
Bibliography     387
Index     391