xix, 411 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents
Prologue: Carentan D+7 -- Normandy and beyond -- Lightning Joe's lament -- Slaughter pen -- War on the Michelin map -- The west wall -- Dragon's teeth -- The dark wood of error -- Panthers in the snow -- The Reich -- To the Rhine -- One shot -- "A hell of a fix" -- Epilogue: Nordhausen D+309 -- Appendices. 3rd Armored Division leadership -- 3rd Armored Division task organization as of August 20, 1944.
Summary
"A general-turned-historian reveals the remarkable battlefield heroics of Major General Maurice Rose, the World War II tank commander whose 3rd Armored Division struck fear into the hearts of Hitler's panzer crews"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-388) and index.