Shipman, James D.
Task Force Baum
- ISBN 13:
- 9781496723864
- author:
- Shipman, James D.
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Kensington Publishing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 21 x 13.9 centimetres (0.37 kg)
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, War & Military, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
In November 1945, Allied forces were cautiously optimistic about the war's outcome. Yet for Captain Jim Curtis, each day was a reminder that warfare could be unpredictable and uncertain. Captured during the Battle of the Bulge, Curtis was imprisoned in a POW camp in Bavaria, where conditions were grim. Whispers circulated among inmates that General Patton's troops might soon liberate them. A task force of 300 men was preparing to cross into Germany, but their hopes quickly evaporated due to poor judgment, insufficient arms, and bad luck. The raid unraveled with shattering losses, leaving the prisoners facing a stark choice: stay or risk escaping into danger. For Curtis, this decision became a personal test of loyalty, friendship, and values for which one would die or kill.
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