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The training, deployment and combat action of the 90th division during WWII. Donated by Manning Thornhill.
Author : George Wythe
Publisher :
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,33 MB
Release : 1920
Category : World War, 1914-1918
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The training, deployment and combat action of the 90th division during WWII. Donated by Manning Thornhill.
Author : Joe I. Abrams
Publisher :
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 10,77 MB
Release : 1946
Category : World War, 1939-1945
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Author : John A. Busterud
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 34,94 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
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Below the Salt tells the exciting story of how the 90th Infantry Division discovered the greatest treasure to be found by Allied forces in World War II, buried deep underground in a German salt mine. It sets the stage for momentous event by following the division from its D-Day landings on Utah Beach, through its heartrending struggles to become a successful fighting unit in the hedgerows of Normandy, gradually transforming itself into one of the best battle-hardened divisions in Europe as it closed the Falaise Gap, raced across France, crossed the flooded Moselle River, created a bridgehead across the Saar River, helped to trap thousands of Germans in the Bulge, forced a surprise assault crossing of the Rhine, and eventually ended the war in Czechoslovakia. Despite the 90th Division's exploits in battle, the tale that wagged its dog proved to be the capture of the Kaiseroda Mine in the small village of Merkers, Germany in April 1945. Deep in the potash mine the division found untold wealth: virtually the entire gold and currency reserves of the German Reichsbank, together with all of the priceless art treasures which had been removed from Berlin's museums for protection against allied bombing raids and possible capture by rapidly advancing Russian troops. Taking the mine stirred the imagination of the public and the press. All of America's top military leadership in Europe, including Generals Eisenhower, Bradley and Patton, visited the mine and viewed the treasure. It was a heady experience for the battle-weary GIs of the 90th Division, and a welcome respite from combat. Below the Salt concludes with the story of what happened to all of the gold and art treasures after the war.
Author : Gordon Russell Young
Publisher :
Page : 826 pages
File Size : 45,38 MB
Release : 1959
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Amerikansk militærhistorie, amerikanske hær's historie. Army Almanac for 1959. Udkom første gang i 1950 (dette ex. er på DEPOT I-1159). KGB har1959-udgaven med ajourførte oplysninger på Læsesalen. En form for grundbog om US Army. Indeholder alle mulige nyttige oplysninger og informationer om den amerikanske hær, organisation, opdeling, enheder, uddannelse, officerskorpset, veteraner, material, våben, uniformer, udrustning, efterretningsvirksomhed, logistikområdet, militærlove, dekorationer og belønninger, oversigt over generaler, hærens relationer til det civile, m.m. samt afsnit om USA's deltagelse i krige og væbnede konflikter fra Uafhængighedskrigene i 1775 til Koreakrigen i 1950, væbnede konflikter, "småkrige", m.m.
Author : Hugh Marshall Cole
Publisher :
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 33,42 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
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Author : Michael Dale Doubler
Publisher : Fort Leavenworth, Kan. : U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 42,27 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Bocage normand (France)
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Author : Ed Jackel
Publisher :
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 23,78 MB
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Soldiers
ISBN : 9781604520026
Author :
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 41,72 MB
Release : 2004
Category :
ISBN : 1428910220
This work provides an organizational history of the maneuver brigade and case studies of its employment throughout the various wars. Apart from the text, the appendices at the end of the work provide a ready reference to all brigade organizations used in the Army since 1917 and the history of the brigade colors.
Author : Gordon A. Harrison
Publisher : BDD Promotional Books Company
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 50,82 MB
Release : 1993-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780792458562
Discusses the Allied invasion of Normandy, with extensive details about the planning stage, called Operation Overlord, as well as the fighting on Utah and Omaha Beaches.
Author : United States. Department of the Army. Office of Military History
Publisher :
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,56 MB
Release : 1948
Category : World War, 1939-1945
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