Название: The 101st Airborne Division's Defense of Bastogne
Автор: Colonel Ralph M. Mitchell
Издательство: Combat Studies institute
Страниц: 56
Формат: PDF
Размер: 23 мб
Качество: среднее
Язык: Английский
Год: 1986
Colonel Ralph M. Mitchell's study, The 101st Airborne Division's Defense of Bastogne, reveals how a light infantry division, complemented by key attachments, stopped an armor-heavy German corps. Using original documents and reports, Colonel Mitchell traces the fight at Bastogne with emphasis on the organization, movement and, employment of the 101st Airborne Division. Although a variety of factors influenced the outcome at Bastogne, the flexibility of the 101st to reconfigure for sustained operations and to defeat strong opposition forces even when surrounded shows how properly augmented light infantry can fight and win.
