Patton's Vanguard: The United States Army Fourth Armored Division

by Don M. Fox

Book Overview

Stirring accounts of the almost legendary campaigns of the United States Fourth Armored Division, universally recognized as "Patton's Best," from its pre-World War II origins up through its famous relief of the 101st Airborne Division during the Battle of the Bulge are presented in this book. The break out of Normandy at Avranches, the isolation of the Brittany peninsula, the armored thrust across France, the tank battles at Arracourt that cemented...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078643094X
• ISBN13: 9780786430949
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.9" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher