The Fighting 30th Division: They Called Them Roosevelt's SS
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ISBN-13: | 9781612009780 |
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Publisher: | Casemate Publishers |
Publication date: | 01/04/2021 |
Pages: | 360 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d) |
About the Author
Michael Collins is an American historian who lives outside of Albany, New York. He co-authored the book Voices of the Bulge with his good friend and co-author Martin King and he is currently the historian for the 10th Armored Division Veterans Western Chapter. With help from the Western Chapter and Martin King, he fundraised and ran logistics for having a 10th Armored Division plaque dedicated next to a tank turret in Bastogne, Belgium in December, 2011 to commemorate the 10th Armored Division veterans who fought during the Battle of the Bulge. His primary interest is preserving the memory of World War II veterans through oral history and photographs. He has lectured on the importance of oral history and the Battle of the Bulge at numerous venues including colleges, military bases, and museums. He traveled on an extensive book tour of the north eastern United States with fellow co-author Martin King which included stops at West Point Military Academy, Fort Dix, Valley Forge Military College, and the U.S. Navy Museum. He has worked for various museums in the north eastern United States including the Destroyer Escort Historical Museum, the New York State Military Museum and Veteran’s Research Center, Irish American Heritage Museum and Connecticut’s Old State House. He currently works at Siena College in Loudonville, NY in the library’s audio-visual department.Michael is interested in World War II history and 20th Century U.S. and European History. He received his Bachelor’s degree in history from Siena College and his Master’s degree in Public History from Central Connecticut State University.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 9
Forewords 13
Introduction 16
Part 1 Normandy and Northern France 21
Normandy Campaign: 6 June-24 July 1944
Northern France Campaign: 25 July-14 September 1944
1 Hell in Le Bocagei 23
2 The "Breakout" 58
3 "The Rock of Mortain" 105
Part 2 The Rhineland Campaign 155
Rhineland Campaign, Part 1: 15 September 1944-15 December 1944
4 To the Edge of the Reich 157
5 Aachen! 174
6 Advance to the East 207
Part 3 The Ardennes 217
Ardennes-Alsace Campaign, 16 December 1944-25 January 1945
7 The Thin Green Line 219
8 Counteroffensive 270
Part 4 Germany and Victory 281
Rhineland Campaign, Part 2: 26 January-21 March 1945
Central Europe Campaign: 22 March-11 May 1945
9 Setting the Pace 283
10 The Final Push 292
Epilogue 324
Appendix A Units of the 30th Infantry Division 326
Appendix B US Army Organizational Structure 327
Endnotes 328
Bibliography 335
Index 340