Schultz Duane - Patton's Last Gamble The Disastrous Raid On Pow Camp Hammelburg In World War Ii - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: In March 1945, against the advice of his top subordinates Gen. George Patton created a special task force to venture more than fifty miles behind enemy lines and liberate a POW camp near Hammelburg Germany. The camp held some 1,500 American prisoners including Patton's son - in - law. Hampered by ambushes and a lack of fuel and even maps the raid was a disaster one of the worst mistakes of Patton's legendary career. Out of some 300 men only three dozen returned. Based on memoirs diaries combat reports and interviews with survivors Patton's Last Gamble vividly recounts a mission Gen. Omar Bradley later said began as a wild goose chase and ended in tragedy.
Title: Patton's Last Gamble The Disastrous Raid On Pow Camp Hammelburg In World War Ii
Author(s): Schultz Duane
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Barcode: 9780811770903
Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Date: 4/1/2022
Category: Second World War