The Damned Engineers - Softcover

Giles, Janice Holt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1948986094 ISBN 13: 9781948986090

Publisher: Commonwealth Book Company, Inc., 2019

Synopsis

The history of the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion in World War II, and in particular about its involvement in the Battle of the Bulge. The 291st was a small unit but it played a pivotal role in stemming the German counter-offensive in the Battle of the Bulge in 1944. This history is no mere accounting of events, causes, and results, but rather it conveys the real experiences of ordinary men who, when placed in extraordinary circumstances, displayed the courage and fortitude to get the job done. And, as Janice Holt Giles wrote, the 291st Engineers not only got the job done, but they "gave a damned good account of themselves." Janice Holt met Henry Giles in 1943, shortly before he shipped out to England as weapons sergeant in the 291st. Their wartime correspondence and Henry's wartime journal led to not only their marriage, but eventually to Janice's 1965 edited publication of "The G. I. Journal of Sergeant Giles" which is now also available from this publisher. That book and its research led to "The Damned Engineers."

About this edition

• Publisher: Commonwealth Book Company, Inc.
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1948986094
• ISBN 13: 9781948986090
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 456