Visions from a foxhole : a rifleman in Patton's Ghost Corps by Foley, William A., 1926- instant download

Visions from a foxhole : a rifleman in Patton's Ghost Corps by Foley, William A., 1926- instant download

xxi, 303 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 18 cm, Visions From a Foxhole is the author's recounting of the battles he fought in Europe in the final few months of the war. An 18-year-old soldier in 1945, Foley later made a career as an artist, and he displays an obvious skill for observation, \"A Presidio Press book\"--Title page verso, Combat on the Sigfried Line -- Accidental combat drawing -- Patrols and pillboxes in Campholz Woods -- The reduction of the Saar-Mosselle Triangle -- Saar River crossing and the second Siegfried Line -- Fighting in the hills -- Wounded -- Surrounded by the 6th SS Mountain Division -- The drive for the Rhine -- Isolated on the Rhine -- Taking prisoners and liberating prisoners -- Temporary detachment from Third Army -- Our war ends in Dusseldorf