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In September 1944, three months after the invasion of Normandy, the Allied armies prepared to push the German forces back into their homeland. Just south of the city of Aachen, elements of the U.S. First Army began an advance through the imposing Huertgen Forest. Instead of... Read Full Overview

In September 1944, three months after the invasion of Normandy, the Allied armies prepared to push the German forces back into their homeland. Just south of the city of Aachen, elements of the U.S. First Army began an advance through the imposing Huertgen Forest. Instead of retreating,... Read Full Overview

In September 1944, three months after the invasion of Normandy, the Allied armies prepared to push the German forces back into their homeland. Just south of the city of Aachen, elements of the U.S. First Army began an advance through the imposing Huertgen Forest. Instead of retreating,... Read Full Overview

The Battle of the Huertgen Forest: Great Battles of History by Charles Brown MacDonald is a comprehensive account of one of the most brutal and bloody battles of World War II. The book provides a detailed description of the battle that took place in the fall of 1944 in the Huertgen... Read Full Overview

An account of the first setback suffered by the Allies following the invasion of Europe.

The Battle of the Huertgen Forest, first published in 1963 and written by Official Department of the Army Historian Charles B. MacDonald, recounts the story of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. In September 1944, three months after the invasion of Normandy,... Read Full Overview