"books & resources about U.S. 28th Infantry Division WWII?" Topic
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| Winston Smith | 01 Sep 2015 9:35 p.m. PST |
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stecal  | 02 Sep 2015 2:10 a.m. PST |
A Dark and Bloody Ground: The Hurtgen Forest and the Roer River Dams, 1944-1945 (Texas A & M University Military History Series) Hardcover – October, 1995
by Edward G. Miller |
| Florida Tory | 02 Sep 2015 5:15 a.m. PST |
Try Michael Weaver's Guard Wars: The 28th Infantry Division in World War II. It is particularly useful for the treatment of how the Division transitioned from a peacetime old boys club to a combat ready force. Rick |
| Rich Bliss | 02 Sep 2015 6:26 a.m. PST |
For their role in the Bulge, there is no better source than "A Time for Trumpets" by MacDonald. |
| Sundance | 02 Sep 2015 3:42 p.m. PST |
You can also contact the museum at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA. They might be able to recommend further reading. |
| zoneofcontrol | 02 Sep 2015 7:04 p.m. PST |
There is a PA military museum just outside of State College plus the War College library at Carlisle, PA. I have never been to the State College site but the War College is rather a nice facility. |
| Rudysnelson | 03 Sep 2015 3:12 p.m. PST |
Most if not all divisions provided 'annuals' to soldeirs who had fought in their division during the war. Similar to a ship's voyage book. My uncle who died due to wounds traded his from his army unit for a voyage book of the Wasp. I have another uncle's 'annual.
So you might check library's where they have been donated. A University that is a Depository should have them especially if it is a specialty for that period. |
| Winston Smith | 04 Sep 2015 7:52 p.m. PST |
What I like about the 28th at the Bulge is that they were a perfectly ordinary depleted division, occupying a frontage 10x what they should, and held up 5 German divisions for 3 days. |
| Sundance | 05 Sep 2015 11:43 a.m. PST |
Official histories of many divisions and regiments were published between 1946 and the early/mid-50s. You might want to search for the regiments as well. BTW, I recommended the museum at Indiantown Gap because that is the home of the 28 ID (Pennsylvania Army National Guard), although the headquarters proper is in Harrisburg. |
| Jemima Fawr | 06 Sep 2015 3:45 a.m. PST |
I was very nicely surprised to discover that the Royal British Legion Club at Tenby (near my home in Wales) has a nice little collection of 28th Division photos and artefacts from when the division was quartered in the area prior to Normandy. |
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