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Title: Patton's Pawns

Subtitle: The 94th US Infantry Division at the Siegfried Line

Author: Tony Le Tissier

Narrator: Richard Stageman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-11-14

Publisher: University Press Audiobooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: History, Military

Publisher's Summary:

The 94th US Infantry Division was an organization formed late in the Second World War, made up largely of draft-deferred university students as enlisted men and an officer corps pulled together from various domestic postings with unfortunate consequences for mutual trust and respect.

Initially used as part of the force blockading the Brittany ports after D-Day, in December of 1944, the division was incorporated into General Patton's Third Army south of the Moselle-Saar Triangle, the base of which was a portion of the Siegfried Line known as the Orscholz Switch. Its first combat experience came in battalion-sized attacks during that terrible winter while the Battle of the Bulge raged to the north, and the Division suffered heavy casualties, many due to the ferocity of the winter weather. Patton, with characteristic zeal, excoriated the division's officers and senior NCOs for the rate of non-combat casualties. Thereafter, the division was ordered forward on an all-out assault to break through the Siegfried Line. After horrific fighting against entrenched defenders, with ice turning to mud as spring approached, on February 19, 1945, the 94th broke through to open the roads to Trier and the Rhine.

This audiobook is the most comprehensive study to date of the fierce fighting between the 94th U.S. Infantry Division and their German counterparts during that spring of 1945. It sheds new light on the achievements of the outnumbered division in penetrating Germany's Westwall. With characteristic verve and detail, Tony Le Tissier narrates the action and illuminates the tribulations and sacrifices of American soldiers who won their laurels at great cost.

Critic Reviews:

"Le Tissier does a great job building an immediate bond between these hard-fighting soldiers of the 94th and the reader...

Patton's Pawns is a worthy read of any military historian or for those interested in following one of the many infantry divisions fighting across Europe during World War II." (

On Point)

"This new and exceedingly detailed divisional history... is a well-written narrative." (Russel A. Hart, author of

Clash of Arms: How the Allies Won in Normandy)

"

Patton's Pawns draws some long-overdue attention to the considerable fighting prowess of the 94th... By and large, the Germans did not capitulate. They fought very hard, and Le Tissier illustrates this quite well." (

Journal of Military History)

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

awesome experience

Patton's Pawns

Another great book about the 94th infantry division. I heard about this book years before I actually got it. Thanks amazon, for making this an easy transaction.

Helpful

Very pertinent for researching a relative who fought with the 94th. My only regret is he does not give a reference where one might find unit rosters.

A good historical book

A good book detailing the stories of some of our heroes in World War II. A good choice for a gift for a vet still living or someone interested in World War II history.

Five Stars

Purchased because my Father is mentioned in the book.