Spearhead In The West, 1941-1945

The Third Armored Division

Sgt. Frank Woolner

• Publisher: Lucknow Books
• Year: 2016
• Topic: History
• eBook ISBN:
  9781787200937
• Subtopic: European History
• Index: History

The story of Spearhead in the West recounts the early history of the 3rd Armored Division, its training in various locations, both in the United States and in England, and its combat record from Normandy to the banks of the River Elbe, in Germany. The book is conveniently divided into three distinct sections: the combined history and battle lore of the entire division. The first section is given over to an introduction of "Spearhead" units and organization. The second section provides a popular narrative account, together with sketches and photographs of important scenes, persons and events. The third and final section retells the accurate battle history of the division as compiled from the mass of official documents, journals and records.
A narrative of hard training and bitter combat, of local reverses and the stunning victory that befits a great armored division, this book is a must-read for any history buff.

Table of contents

• Title page
• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• DEDICATION
• FOREWORD
• MAJOR-GENERAL MAURICE ROSE
• BRIGADIER GENERAL DOYLE O. HICKEY
• BRIGADIER GENERAL TRUMAN E. BOUDINOT
• GENERAL STAFF
• DIVISION HEADQUARTERS
• THE DIVISION’S ARTILLERY
• 1941-BIRTH OF A GREAT DIVISION: Activation at Beauregard
• SOJOURN IN OLD ENGLAND: Sept. 15, 1943 to June 23, 1944
• NORMANDY!: FIRST BLOOD-IN THE BOCAGE COUNTRY OF FRANCE: June 6, to Aug. 23, 1944
• NORTHERN FRANCE: July 25, to Sept. 14, 1944
• RHINELAND-PHASE ONE: Sept. 15, 1944 to Mar. 21, 1945
• ARDENNES: Dec. 16, 1944 to Jan. 25, 1945
• RHINELAND-PHASE TWO: Objective Cologne
• CENTRAL EUROPE: Mar. 25, to May 11, 1945
• APPENDIX 1-NOR ANY WORD-by Alan Burr
• APPENDIX 2-FOR THE RECORD-Lt. Gen. J. Lawton Collins to Brig.-Gen. Doyle O. Hickey
• APPENDIX 3-GENERAL ROSE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
• APPENDIX 4-OUR THIRD ARMORED DIVISION-Words and Music by P.F.C. Chester F. Kowalec, Co. “I”, 33rd Arm’d Regt.
• APPENDIX 5-“THE SPEARHEAD’S” TDs-by Sgt. Frank Woolner (Reprint Dec. 3, 1944, Yank, The Army Weekly)
• APPENDIX 6-“UNCLE SAM BECKONED”
• APPENDIX 7-TANKS ARE NEWS
• APPENDIX 8-TEXAS TANKER-by Sgt. Frank Woolner (Reprint from Yank, The Army Weekly)
• APPENDIX 9-THE 3RD HAS VISITORS
• APPENDIX 10-FUN TOO!
• APPENDIX 11-FRANCE
• APPENDIX 12-THE BULGE
• APPENDIX 13-PW
• APPENDIX 14-MUD!
• APPENDIX 15-FOX HOLES DELUXE
• APPENDIX 16-KÖLN
• APPENDIX 17-PARIS PASS
• APPENDIX 18-SPEARHEAD HISTORY G-3 SUPPLEMENT: OFFICIAL RECORD OF COMBAT-THIRD ARMORED DIVISION
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