IN FINAL DEFENSE OF THE REICH
The Destruction of the 6th SS Mountain Division, "Nord"
By Stephen M. Rusiecki
In April 1945 the American 7lst Infantry Division exacted the final vestiges of life from the Reich's 6th SS Mountain Division in central Germany. This analysis of the battle demonstrates that the Wehrmacht's last gasp on the Western Front was anything but a whimper; as some historians charge. Instead, Stephen Rusiecki argues, the Wehrmacht fought to extract every last bit of pain possible. The book follows the histories of both the German and American divisions from their inception until their fateful confrontation in April 1945 and serves as a testament to the human experience in war, both from the perspective of the soldiers and from the civilians who suffered the brunt of the fighting. This book is published in cooperation with the Association of the U.S. Army.
—512 pp., 30 b/w photos, 15 maps, 6"x 9" format, Hardcover, $42.95 —512 pp., 30 b/w photos, 15 maps, 6"x 9" format, Hardcover, $42.95
LT. COL. STEPHEN M. RUSIECKI, USA (RET.), is Dean of Academics and Deputy Commandant of the u.s. Army Inspector General School at Fort Belvoir, VA. A resident of Dumfries, VA., he is also the author of The Key to the Bulge: The Battle for Losheimergraben.
The Destruction of the 6th SS Mountain Division, "Nord"
By Stephen M. Rusiecki
In April 1945 the American 7lst Infantry Division exacted the final vestiges of life from the Reich's 6th SS Mountain Division in central Germany. This analysis of the battle demonstrates that the Wehrmacht's last gasp on the Western Front was anything but a whimper; as some historians charge. Instead, Stephen Rusiecki argues, the Wehrmacht fought to extract every last bit of pain possible. The book follows the histories of both the German and American divisions from their inception until their fateful confrontation in April 1945 and serves as a testament to the human experience in war, both from the perspective of the soldiers and from the civilians who suffered the brunt of the fighting. This book is published in cooperation with the Association of the U.S. Army.
—512 pp., 30 b/w photos, 15 maps, 6"x 9" format, Hardcover, $42.95 —512 pp., 30 b/w photos, 15 maps, 6"x 9" format, Hardcover, $42.95
LT. COL. STEPHEN M. RUSIECKI, USA (RET.), is Dean of Academics and Deputy Commandant of the u.s. Army Inspector General School at Fort Belvoir, VA. A resident of Dumfries, VA., he is also the author of The Key to the Bulge: The Battle for Losheimergraben.
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