by StephenG.Fritz (Author)
At the end of World War II, Eisenhower, fearing that retreating Germans would consolidate large numbers of troops in an Alpine stronghold turned US forces toward the heart of Franconia. Stephen G. Fritz examines the predicament and outlook of American GI's, German soldiers and officials, and the civilian population caught in the fighting.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 416
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 31 Oct 2004
ISBN 10: 0813123259
ISBN 13: 9780813123257