The story of the last few months of World War II in the European Theater as told from the perspective of a single U.S. Army unit, the 29th Infantry Division. This book describes the humanitarian crisis that erupted in central Europe as Nazi Germany collapsed, and relates the story of the repatriation of American war dead from western European cemeteries back home to the United States.

About the Author
Joseph Balkoski is, in the words of USA Today, "the top living D-Day historian" and, in the words of the Wall Street Journal, "a true maestro of original D-Day history." He has written Omaha Beach, Utah Beach, and Beyond the Beachhead, the first in a five-volume history of the 29th Division in World War II. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.


Book Information
ISBN 9780811716215
Author Joseph Balkoski
Format Hardback
Page Count 400
Imprint Stackpole Books
Publisher Stackpole Books