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From Beachhead to Brittany: The 29th Infantry Division at Brest, August-September 1944 Hardcover - 2008

by Joseph Balkoski


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- Engaging history of a controversial World War II battle - Brilliantly researched and compellingly written by a top military historian In this highly anticipated sequel to Beyond the Beachhead, historian Joseph Balkoski follows the U.S. 29th Infantry Division out of Normandy and into Brittany in the northwest corner of France, where the division was tasked with seizing the port of Brest. The German defenders, including elite paratroopers, fought fiercely for every inch of ground and inflicted heavy casualties on the Americans during bloody house-to-house fighting. By the time the Germans surrendered, the Allies had taken other ports, thus rendering Brest nearly useless and casting doubt on the decision to capture it in the first place. Balkoski tells the story of the battle, from the generals who ordered the attack to the infantrymen who slogged through the streets of Brest.

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  • Title From Beachhead to Brittany: The 29th Infantry Division at Brest, August-September 1944
  • Author Joseph Balkoski
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 432
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA
  • Date March 10, 2008
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780811703253 / 0811703258
  • Weight 0.1 lbs (0.05 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.28 x 6.39 x 1.28 in (23.57 x 16.23 x 3.25 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - History, World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007043199
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.542

About the author

Joseph Balkoski is Command Historian of the Maryland National Guard and author of Omaha Beach (978-0-8117-3376-2), Utah Beach (978-0-8117-3377-9), and the classic Beyond the Beachhead (978-0-8117-3237-6). He has appeared as a D-Day expert on MSNBC, and his work has been praised by Joe Scarborough, the New York Post, the Washington Times, World War II magazine, and others. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
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