THE BATTLE FOR BRITTANY, THE THIRD US ARMY FIRST BATTLE: Then And Now

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An account of the US breakout into Brittany in 1944, detailing advances, sieges, and strategic outcomes. To secure Brittany, Patton's plan was to unleash armored columns in the peninsula, the 4th Armored Division to drive through Rennes to Quiberon, and the 6th Armored Division to rush all the way to Brest. A third column, Task Force A, was to secure the vital railroad that ran along the north shore. Details the resistance they faced by the Germans and the toll it took on American forces. Contains 375 mono illustrations.