Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Destination Berchtesgaden: The story of the United States Seventh Army in World War II by John Frayn Turner

Destination Berchtesgaden: The story of the United States Seventh Army in World War II by John Frayn Turner a popular history of this formation that participated in most of the campaigns in Western Europe. The book starts with the invasion of Sicily. The operations in Italy are next and finally the fight through southern France and into Germany. There are a few anecdotes about various battles but mostly it's a list of where the Army was.

Useful if you need a refresher or want to know where these units were at a particular time. There isn't really any analysis to speak of. Frustratingly there are no endnotes or bibliography for future research.

Mildly recommended.

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