With that specific title and the reading; Keith Bonn’s fascinating study of this little-known World War II campaign offers a rare opportunity to compare German and American fighting formations in a situation where both sides were fairly evenly matched (really ? airsupport ? artillery ? fuel rations ? morale?) in numbers of troops, weapons, supplies, and support. This gripping battle-by-battle account shatters the myth that German formations were, division for division, superior to their American counterparts. it seems the main topic of this book is to prove americans are better if not equal to german troops in all aspects. This reeks of pinpicking data and leaving out undesirable information. Highly suspicious. Have you read it?
With that specific title and the reading; Keith Bonn’s fascinating study of this little-known World War II campaign offers a rare opportunity to compare German and American fighting formations in a situation where both sides were fairly evenly matched (really ? airsupport ? artillery ? fuel rations ? morale?) in numbers of troops, weapons, supplies, and support. This gripping battle-by-battle account shatters the myth that German formations were, division for division, superior to their American counterparts. it seems the main topic of this book is to prove americans are better if not equal to german troops in all aspects. This reeks of pinpicking data and leaving out undesirable information. Highly suspicious. Have you read it? I'll take the lack of a response as a "no." Thanks for your equally unbiased appraisal.B)
Earthican, great thread on Nordwind. I'm sorry I hadn't come across it sooner. Fold3.com has quite a lot of the 63rd Division's records, including the Division chronicles. The section where they join the Seventh Army in December 1944 begins here. There are also histories and memoirs for the 253rd and 254th Infantry Regiments. Fold3.com is a pay site, but the 63rd collection is free to access.
