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A Historical Look at Germany During the Cold War From the US Soldiers Who Served There - We Were Soldiers Too, #2
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Résumé
Finalist for eBook of the Year General Nonfiction and Finalist for Book of the Year Nonfiction Military History in 2016#1 Amazon Best Seller Cold War History for 5 WeeksGround zero for a nuclear war was just over an hour northeast of Frankfurt, Germany. The small town of Fulda is nestled at the base of a natural gap in the hilly wooded terrain of West Germany and was a corridor between East and West Germany.
Referred to as the Fulda Gap, this corridor was very likely the path the Warsaw forces and the Soviet Union would have taken to invade Europe. The following is a historical look at the Cold War in Germany through the careers of seventeen veterans who served there. These are their stories as they prepared to defend the Fulda Gap and ground zero"The brave men and women who served in West Germany were the first line of defense against the enemy horde that would come through the gap if hostilities ever began.
Their mission was to hold that advancing horde for forty-eight hours until reinforcements arrived. None of them were expected to survive an invasion and they all knew it. This was what they had enlisted for, it was their job, and they did it proudly.
Referred to as the Fulda Gap, this corridor was very likely the path the Warsaw forces and the Soviet Union would have taken to invade Europe. The following is a historical look at the Cold War in Germany through the careers of seventeen veterans who served there. These are their stories as they prepared to defend the Fulda Gap and ground zero"The brave men and women who served in West Germany were the first line of defense against the enemy horde that would come through the gap if hostilities ever began.
Their mission was to hold that advancing horde for forty-eight hours until reinforcements arrived. None of them were expected to survive an invasion and they all knew it. This was what they had enlisted for, it was their job, and they did it proudly.
Fiche technique
- Date de parution : 06/07/2016
- Editeur : STEDITIONS
- Collection : We Were Soldiers Too
- ISBN : 978-1-5236-7752-8
- EAN : 9781523677528
- Format : ePub
- Caractéristiques du format ePub
- Protection num. : pas de protection
À propos de l'auteur
Biographie de Bob Kern
Bob is the author of the award-winning series We Were Soldiers Too. Due to the overwhelming support and response from other Cold War Veterans, there are plans for twelve books in the series. We Were Soldiers Too is a Cold War documentary series that tells the history of the Cold War from the perspective of the veterans who served during this critical time in history. The first book in the series was about his time in the military and was a finalist for Nonfiction Autobiography of the Year in 2015 with the Independent Authors Network.Book Two is on serving in Germany during the Cold War. It has won awards in numerous contests in the nonfiction category. The book received a Bronze Medal from the Nonfiction Authors Association. It was a Finalist for eBook of the Year with Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Finalist for Military History Book of the Year with National Indie Excellence Awards, Finalist for Nonfiction History with Independent Authors Network. Most recently, it won third place and the Bronze Medal from the prestigious Dan Poynter's Global eBook Awards in the Nonfiction- Military category and Honorable Mention in Nonfiction- History with one of the largest book contests, the Reader's Favorite Book Awards. It was also awarded a 5-star review for Readers Favorite Books.
Book three, serving in Korea during the Cold War, was named Nonfiction Military History BOOK OF THE YEAR. He is currently working on the fourth and fifth book in the series for release at the end of 2016. Bob is the father of five children - Natalie, Bambie, Amber, Bob, and Rob. He resides in Bedford, Indiana with his wife Marsha and his three granddaughters; Sage, Jade, and Harmonie. Bob enjoys connecting with US veterans and sharing their stories with others.