Pergrin Colonel David E with Eric Hammel (1 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First printing. First-person narrative by the [then] twenty-six-year-old commander Engineer Combat Battalion that paved the way from Normandy to the Rhine, blowing up bridge after vital bridge in the face of the German assult. The lightly armed battalion found itself virtually alone as it stood astride the route of the panzer spearhead leading Hitler's last-ditch Ardennes offensive. With the capture of the bridge at Remagen, the 291st constructed the important bridgehead across the Rhine and opened the German heartland to the Allies. Pages xiv; 337 plus, two sections of photos also numerous maps. SIGNED by Colonel David E. Pergrin. First Edition hardback in dust wrapper. Signed presentation copy.