The Battle Of The Huertgen Forest [Illustrated Edition]

Includes the Siegfried Line Campaign Map Pack - 19 maps and 81 photos ""A testament of the courage and endurance of our fighting men."-New York Times "In September 1944, three months after the invasion of Normandy, the Allied armies prepared to push the German forces back into their homeland. Just south of the city of Aachen, elements of the U.S. First Army began an advance through the imposing Huertgen Forest. Instead of retreating, as the Allied command anticipated, the German troops prepared