The hard-fighting 11th Michigan Volunteer Infantry was recruited from sparsely settled southwest Michigan shortly after the Civil War broke out. Mainly composed of young farmers and tradesmen; the regiment rapidly evolved into one of the Army of the Cumberland's elite combat units; tenaciously fighting its way through some of the war's bloodiest engagements; including Stones River; Chickamauga; and Missionary Ridge.This book--featuring a complete unit roster--chronicles the regiment through the words of its veterans; tracing their development from a rabble of idealists into a fine-tuned fighting machine that executed successful bayonet charges against superior numbers. The narrative continues into the postwar period; discussing the ex-soldiers' careers through Reconstruction and the Gilded Age. Photographs; maps; illustrations; and a statistical analysis round out the work.
#45811 in Books 2017-09-19 2017-09-19Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.82 x .25 x 7.34l; #File Name: 147282054196 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Over a distant shore...By HMS WarspiteThe invasion of French North Africa in 1942 tends to get overlooked in histories of the Second World War. It was a messy operation; it targeted the French; who were ultimately allies in the war against Nazi Germany; and it was put in the shade by subsequent operations. Author Brian Herder's Osprey Campaign Series book provides a highly readable summary of Operation Torch and why it mattered.Operation Torch was a compromise; an Anglo-American effort to do something in the European Theater of Operations while America geared up for global war and while the British held on in Europe. Two task forces launched from Great Britain while a third came directly from the U.S. East Coast. The U.S. forces were inexperienced and intermingled with their British counterparts in two of the task forces. No one quite knew whether or not the Vichy French forces in North Africa would resist...The book does a good job presenting a complex operation with many moving parts. The maps and battle diagrams are excellent. Improvisation was the order of the day. Some of it worked; and some of it didn't; and the author pulls no punches. This reviewer was particularly interested in the sea fight off Morocco; as a fleet action developed between the U.S. and French Navies. Highly recommended as a very good introduction to the topic; of interest to the student of the conflict and the general reader with some military knowledge.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy R. P. MyersTypically good Osprey book.
