WWII--U.S. ARMY--GERMANY--INVASION OF AACHEN!--COMPLETE ACCOUNT! LONG OOP

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"BLOODY AACHEN" is a 45 year-old long out-of-print reference on the German city of Aachen during WWII. For more than 1000 years Aachen stood as an imperial city, symbol of German nationalism. But in September 1944, as Allied forces pressed forward and the Nazi Third Reich neared collapse, Aachen earned a new place in history as the first German city ever beseiged by the U.S. Army. Aachen's citizens, fierce in defense of their city, held off the attacking Americans for six weeks, giving Hitler the time he needed to mobilize his forces for the Battle of the Bulge--an operation that extended the Allied campaign in Europe by six months and cost 80,000 American lives. Had it not been for the unexpected resistance at Aachen, the Battle of the Bulge might never have occurred. Here is the entire story of the Aachen military operation and the story of the people in a Catholic city who opposed the Hitler regime and remained behind--against orders and against the odds--determined to defend their homes.
Book is HARDBACK with DUSTJACKET published in 1976. It is in VERY GOOD CONDITION, measures 5 3/4" x 8 1/2", and contains 191 pages with 8 pages of photographs.
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