American Knights: The Untold Story of the Men of the Legendary 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion by Failmezger, Victor - 2015

New York: Osprey, 2015. Hardbound . 1st Printing. BINDING/CONDITION: black binding with gilt spine text; a Very Good+ book, with a Near Fine dust jacket. Includes eight maps and a section of plates (a few are in color). The publisher's blurb reads: ''The untold story of the men of the 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion during World War II. Compiled using original letters, diaries and interviews with veterans it shows the reader what it was like for the men tasked with shattering the awesome might of Germany's armored divisions and opening the battlefield up to the more celebrated tank battalions and their Shermans. Some 1800 men fought with the 601st during its 546 days of hard combat that ranged from North Africa and Italy through the invasion of occupied France, the assault on the Siegfried Line and right into the heart of Germany. Focusing on the experiences of nine soldiers, the author scrupulously reconstructs the story of the battalion from its formation in 1941 to its champagne celebration in Hitler's Berghof retreat on VE Day.'' 8vo (about 9.5 inches tall) 351 pages. Appendices, bibliography, notes, index. Orange endpapers.