Chapter 12. Back on the Line—The Final Fight

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Editor’s Note xi
5. Foreword xiii
6. Introduction xvii
7. Prologue 1
8. Chapter one. The Call to War 7
9. Chapter 2. Operation husky—North Africa 14
10. Chapter 3. Operation husky—Sicily 39
11. Chapter 4. Operation avalanche—Italy 54
12. Chapter 5. Operation overlord/neptune—United Kingdom 75
13. Chapter 6. Operation neptune—Normandy 109
14. Chapter 7. Command of the 82nd Airborne Division 116
15. Chapter 8. Operation market-garden—Holland 127
16. Chapter 9. The Battle of the Bulge—Belgium 142
17. Chapter 10. Cracking the Siegfried Line—Germany 157
18. Chapter 11. A Brief Respite—France 161
19. Chapter 12. Back on the Line—The Final Fight 168
20. Chapter 13. Victory, Russian Camaraderie, and a Visit Home 177
21. Chapter 14. Occupation Duty—Berlin 189
22. Chapter 15. The Call Home 196
23. Epilogue. Barbara Gavin Fauntleroy 215
24. Notes 219
25. Selected Bibliography 231
26. Index 237