From Huntsville to Hell: LTC. MB Etheredge and The Men of K Company 30th Inf. 3rd Div. in WW II (Signed) - Hogue, Guy Wendell

SIGNED BY GUY WENDELL HOGUE on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; personal stamp on ffep; very light wear to inside corners; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; This is the story of ordinary Americans, citizen soldiers, from towns all across America, leaving behind wives, sweethearts, parents and siblings, they endure hardships in war they could never have imagined. It is a story of the men of K Company who laughed, loved, suffered, and often died as they fought their way out of the hell of Anzio, and drove the enemy back to Germany. It is about their captain, MB Etheredge, from Huntsville, Texas, a school superintendent who gave up a career he had worked so hard to achieve, joining the Army as a buck private. During the Allied breakout of Anzio, he found himself the only surviving officer of K Company. In the hell of this savage battle he took command of K Company, leading the men to take an objective planned for 300 men with tanks. When they had taken their objective there were only 14 survivors out of 180 men and officers. Always leading from the front, and always ready to do anything he told his men, he became a revered and respected leader.
Near Fine
Soft cover
AuthorHouse
2007
Bloomington, IN