Patton's Ghost Corps

by Nathan N. Prefer

PATTON'S GHOST CORPS By Nathan N. Prefer
In December 1944, General George Patton turned his Third Army north, taking two of his army's three corps and all of his armor to strike the massive Nazi attack through the Ardennes that became known as the Battle of the Bulge. The single corps left behind was XX Corps, the "Ghost Corps." It was immediately faced with the daunting task of defending what had been the entire Third Army front. But, instead of being told to go on the defensive, General Patton ordered it to attack -- break through Germany's Siegfried Line!
• A riveting account of General George Patton's stunning offensive thrust through the Siegfried Line launchd in December 1944 -- at the same time his Third Army was fighting the Battle of the Bulge. • NATHAN N. PREFER is the author of MacArthur's New Guinea March-August 1944 and Vinegar Joe's War.

Genres: Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published December 16, 1997

About the author

Nathan N. Prefer’s lifelong study of the Second World War has resulted in three prior military studies including MacArthur’s New Guinea Campaign; Patton’s Ghost Corps; and Vinegar Joe’s War. His interest in the Tinian Campaign began when he served in the US Marine Corps Reserve as part of the 4th Marine Division. Now retired with graduate degrees in Military History, Prefer’s next work will concern the US Army’s campaign on Leyte in the Philippines. He currently resides in Fort Myers, Florida.

Reviews

[Mike Wigal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not every division in the US Army in World War II was an 82nd Airborne or a Big Red One. But the fighting and dying were the same and the outcome of the war was as dependent on the performance of units like the 94th Infantry Division as on any other.

[Ruppert Baird · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating read that compares US and German troops in a series of real battles where both sides were evenly matched.