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Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition / 1st Printing (1946) CLEAN in text and book overall in GOOD condition with wear on cover and frayed comers. Binding is sound. 239 pages: illustrations, portraits, maps (1 folded color); 25 cm. Map inside rear cover, is in pristine condition. . . . . . . . . After activation and training in the United States, the battalion moved to England and later crossed to the Continent, landing in Normandy in late August 1944 (D-Day plus roughly two and a half months), as part of the follow-on forces rather than the initial invasion waves. From the Normandy lodgment it advanced eastward across France, operating as a separate tank battalion attached to various infantry divisions for local missions such as infantry support, town fighting, and participation in larger breakthroughs. The battalion's route then carried it into Belgium and Holland, where its men took part in fighting and occupation duties in towns including places like Neersen and Krefeld, sometimes billeted in former Nazi Party buildings or other prominent local structures. In early 1945 the 701st was engaged in western Germany, supporting the American push through the Rhineland with actions against German defensive positions and urban strongpoints. As the war drew to a close, the battalion continued its advance across central Germany toward Gotha and beyond, following the broader U.S. thrust toward the heart of the Reich. According to the unit's own wartime history and its route map, the battalion's final positions at V-E Day were in the area between Gotha and the Elbe, roughly fifty miles short of Berlin, where it remained on occupation and security duties when organized combat operations ceased. …