The Wartime Journal of Major General Maurice Rose

Download or read book The Wartime Journal of Major General Maurice Rose written by Dan Bauer and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wartime Journal of Major General Maurice Rose is a fictional account of his command of the 3d Armored Division during the climatic western European campaign of World War II. The 3d Armored Division came of age in the bloody hedgerow fighting in Normandy, in June, 1944. After the breakout at St.Lo the division led the whirlwind summer offensive of the American First Army's crack VII Corps through Northern France, Belgium and into Germany. The commanding general of the 3d Armored, Maurice Rose, 1899-1945, was a soldier's soldier. He lead his division from the front and was ruthless in his concentrated destruction of the enemy. The 3d Armored Division, claimed General Rose, was the greatest tank force in the world. Dan Bauer's fictionalized account of General Rose and his magnificent division is meticulously researched and draws on newspapers, journals, division combat reports and other first hand accounts of the day to tell the story of armored combat in World War II. The book is a rewarding feast for those who like well written and entertaining historical fiction.