Research Catalog

Bastogne; the story of the first eight days in which the 101st airborne division was closed within the ring of German forces. By Colonel S. L. A. Marshall, assisted by Captain John G. Westover and Lieutenant A. Joseph Webber. (Drawings by Technical Sergeant Olin Dows)

Title
Bastogne; the story of the first eight days in which the 101st airborne division was closed within the ring of German forces. By Colonel S. L. A. Marshall, assisted by Captain John G. Westover and Lieutenant A. Joseph Webber. (Drawings by Technical Sergeant Olin Dows)
Author
Marshall, S. L. A. (Samuel Lyman Atwood), 1900-1977.
Publication
Washington, Infantry journal press, 1946.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
Request for On-site UseRequest Scan
How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?
TextRequest in advance HB 393.454.50Off-site

Holdings

Details

Additional Authors
  • Webber, A. Joseph.
  • Westover, John G., 1917-
  • Westover, John Glendower, 1917-
Description
xiii, 261 p. incl. illus. (maps) plates (1 double) ports., facsims., diagr.; 22 cm.
Subject
  • Airborne troops
  • Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
  • United States. Airborne Division, 101st
Note
  • "First edition, March 1946."
Contents
The situation -- The concentration on Bastogne -- Team Cherry -- First meeting with the enemy -- East of Bastogne -- Holding the chateau -- Team Desobry at Noville -- Attack and withdrawal -- Doubts and decisions -- The repulse -- Running battle -- First action at Marvie -- The respite -- "Nuts!" -- The second Marvie attack -- Low ebb of supply -- Supplies arrive -- The situation improves -- West of Bastogne -- Christmas Eve -- The relief -- Appendix: The enemy story.
LCCN
^^^46003309^//r905
OCLC
1327850
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library