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Patton's Last Gamble: The Disastrous Raid on POW Camp Hammelburg in World War II
Patton's Last Gamble The Disastrous Raid on POW Camp Hammelburg in World War II
Author: Duane Schultz
In March 1945, against the advice of his top subordinates, Gen. George Patton created a special task force to venture more than fifty miles behind enemy lines and liberate a POW camp near Hammelburg, Germany. The camp held some 1,500 American prisoners, including Patton?s son-in-law. Hampered by ambushes and a lack of fuel and even maps, the rai...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780811719902
ISBN-10: 0811719901
Publication Date: 5/1/2018
Pages: 240
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Publisher: Stackpole Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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