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Battle of the Bulge: The Untold Story of Hofen (Repost)

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Battle of the Bulge: The Untold Story of Hofen (Repost)

Battle of the Bulge: The Untold Story of Hofen By Michael Looney
2010 | 186 Pages | ISBN: 0970056745 | PDF | 164 MB


The Battle of the Bulge is a combat and tour-of-duty biography about First Lt. George W. Looney, a forward artillery observer in the 196th U.S. Field Artillery. George Looney never told anyone his story after he came home from the war in 1945. Using his personal notes and documents, his son Michael Looney has written a fascinating book on his father's experiences. On December 17, 1944, George began calling the 196th's artillery fire on the attacking Germans. Little did he know the attackers were Joachim Pieper's SS Blow Torch Battalion. Hitler ordered Pieper to take the crossroads and other roads in the Hofen area at all costs. George Looney stopped them with four days of nearly nonstop artillery fire by himself. He was protected in his third-story house window by a large American infantry battalion. A riveting story, greatly illustrated with George's own photos, maps, and numerous unseen Battle of the Bulge combat photos.