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Patton's Vanguard: The United States Army Fourth Armored Division |  | Author: Don M. Fox
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Category: Book
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 914478
Media: Paperback
Pages: 496
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 6.9 x 1.3
ISBN: 078643094X
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.541273
EAN: 9780786430949
ASIN: 078643094X
Publication Date: March 14, 2007
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Product Description
Stirring accounts of the almost legendary campaigns of the United States Fourth Armored Division, universally recognized as "Patton's Best," from its pre-World War II origins up through its famous relief of the 101st Airborne Division during the Battle of the Bulge are presented in this book. The break out of Normandy at Avranches, the isolation of the Brittany peninsula, the armored thrust across France, the tank battles at Arracourt that cemented the reputation of the Fourth Armored, the brutal struggle in Lorraine, and, ultimately, the legendary drive to Bastogne are among the topics. The accounts were assembled through the use of original unit combat diaries and after-action reports, memoirs of key historical figures and abundant supplementary documents and correspondences. But the essence of the book are the first-hand recollections from members of the division gathered by the author. With maps, drawings and photographs.
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 Not bad, but room for improvement September 14, 2009
Jason Weiser (New York, NY USA)
For the most part, I liked the book, it did a great job of detailing the division's activities from Normandy to the Ardennes.It was well detailed and the descriptions were well carried out. The big problems if there were any was that the writing style seemed to switch mid-book. The early part of the book was written a bit more "rah-rah" than the latter half, and the book suffered a little for it. Also, I feel the maps could have been better, and should have had the division sub-units movements marked.
In any case, I found it a solid work that did it's intended job well.
 good read, several errors May 8, 2009
Sock (Sacramento, Ca)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Re. the battle for Salzburgen (Chateau-Salins), the author states, "The attack on Chateau-Salins was made no easier by the fact that the population of the town had a strong German heritage, and their sympathies generally fell in the direction of the enemy" Well that's wrong. The town had a synagogue and a strong Jewish/ Italian minority, including my grandfather Petronillo Cantoni, a resistant (husband to Marie Jenft). The town was "defended" by the 559th panzerjaeger whose soldiers lobbed grenades into basements, killing dozens of civilians and resistants alike, including several of my relatives. The nazi defense was incredibly brutal and the last remaining civilians, including Marie Jenft, Petronillo Cantoni, and their daughters Laure and Liliane, were rescued by the Americans after a 3-day carnage that left over 3/4 of the local population dead, or maimed. How can you expect "flowers, wine, songs and embraces" when you've lost 3/4 of your relatives? The 500-year debt of gratitude to the US army remains. But flowers ? Only in films. fortis10@gmail.com
 Great Account of a Great American Fighting Unit July 25, 2008
Charles Lewis
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Patton's Third Army was made up of many great units, but few are as well known or as famous as the 4th Armored Division. This book provides a great account of the 4th's major actions (and there were many) during WWII. It also provides a great portrait of the men and officers who did the fighting.
A Well-Done Overview of 4th Armored February 25, 2008
C. Argent (Baltimore, MD United States)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this book solely for the purpose of researching the battle at Singling and was very pleasantly surprised at the overall wealth of detail throughout the book. If you have an interest in tactical details this would probably be a good choice for you. Good pictures and maps as well.
Excellent detail November 21, 2005
Jim Nolan
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
The problem with most World War II books is that you are given overviews and opinions. This book is highly detailed and gives the blow by blow descriptions of specific battles. It is excellently researched and backed up by personal accounts of General Al Irzyk, Colonel James Leach and others.
I felt like I was there in my own Sherman tank and it is a must read for someone who craves small unit and company action.
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