{"product_id":"aachen-9780811714822","title":"Aachen","description":"By September 1944, the Allied advance across France and Belgium had turned into attrition along the German frontier. Standing between the Allies and the Third Reich's industrial heartland was the city of Aachen, once the ancient seat of Charlemagne's empire and now firmly entrenched within Germany's Siegfried Line fortifications. The city was on the verge of capitulating until Hitler forbade surrender.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eDramatic story of the American battle for Aachen, the first city on German soil to fall to the Allies in World War II.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eChronicles the six weeks of hard combat for the city, culminating in eight days of fighting in the streets\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDetails the involvement of some of the U.S. Army's finest units, including the 1st Infantry Division (\"Big Red One\"), the 30th Infantry Division (\"Roosevelt's SS\"), and the 2nd Armored Division (\"Hell on Wheels\")\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stackpole Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811714822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.50d\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Robert W. Baumer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52181263089845,"sku":"9780811714822","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0ea3d5a2-f3f1-4bdb-8bb7-aceac4fdb676.jpg?v=1768922408","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/aachen-9780811714822","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}