Yiede Harry (7 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. In the early afternoon of September 12, 1944, an American patrol entered Nazi Germany southwest of the ancient city of Aachen. Three months after the landing at Normandy, the Allies were finally within reach of the enemy on his own turf. Among the troops there was even talk of getting home for Christmas. What followed, though, was one of the most grueling campaigns of the war - the nearly six-month-long battle fully recounted for the first time in this powerful work. Combining stirring narrative and meticulous historical detail, The Longest Battle provides a complete and compelling account of what happened after the first breach of the Third Reich by Allied ground combat forces: of the troops' terrible struggle across the Siegfried Line, Hitler's vaunted West Wall, and through the benighted Hurtgen Forest, across the Roer. The strategic decisions and setbacks, the incremental advances, and catastrophic losses that marked this still-controversial but critically important battle unfold in all their historical, military, and human significance in Harry Yeide's book - finally filling a gap in our understanding of World War II.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Pages are clean and unmarked. Corners and edges are unmarred. Binding is tight. X-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. This edition is in very good condition with tight binding and clear text. This book features black and white photography as well as color. various {photography} (illustrator).

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Vg average used hardback copy in Vg jacket. 8vo sized. Reprint.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Vg hardback copy in Vg jacket. LISTING PHOTO DOES NOT NECESSARILY MATCH THIS COPY.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Harry Yeide's The Tank Killers recounts the dramatic and overlooked history of the American Tank Destroyer Force (TD) in North Africa, Italy, and the European theatre of Operations during World War 11, and the men who served in those battalions. Tank Killers draws heavily upon official reports and documents , as well as interviews with TD veterans. It is a deeply researched and well - written history that will appeal to every student of World War 11.…