Last Roll Call, The The 29th Infantry Division Victorious, 1945

by Balkoski, Joseph

• ISBN13: 9780811716215
• ISBN10: 081171621X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-09-15
• Publisher: Stackpole Books

Summary

The top living D-Day historian.--USA Today

"No one has written a better or more comprehensive history of a U.S. Army combat division in World War II than Joseph Balkoski in his five volumes on the 29th Infantry Division. The Last Roll Call is a powerful, splendid capstone to this exceptional achievement."--Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the Liberation Trilogy

Joseph Balkoski concludes his landmark series on the U.S. 29th Infantry Division in World War II with the story of the 29ers during the war's final five months. Opening with the division's participation in Operation Grenade, Balkoski follows the 29ers through the crossing of the Roer River, the blitzkrieg-style drive across the Rhineland to the Rhine River, their military-government duties while helping to reduce the Ruhr pocket, and the survivors' return home.

Powerful finale to the saga of an American division in Europe in World War II

Blends meticulous research with masterful storytelling

Strong emphasis on the men of the 29th and their stories

Author Biography

Joseph Balkoski is Command Historian of the Maryland National Guard and author of Omaha Beach (978-0-8117-3376-2), Utah Beach (978-0-8117-3377-9), and the classic Beyond the Beachhead (978-0-8117-3237-6). He has appeared as a D-Day expert on MSNBC, and his work has been praised by Joe Scarborough, the New York Post, the Washington Times, World War II magazine, and others. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.