Patton's Last Gamble: The Disastrous Raid on POW Camp Hammelburg in World War II

by Duane P. Schultz

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811719901
• ISBN13: 9780811719902
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"