Merg: The TRUE story of a WWII soldier`s selfless act of valor and sacrifice that one town never forgot. 9781734509502

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Автор: Lion Peter
Название: Merg: The TRUE story of a WWII soldier`s selfless act of valor and sacrifice that one town never forgot.
ISBN: 9781734509502
Классификация:

Биографии исторических, политических и военных деятелей

Подлинные истории героизма, выносливости и выживания

Всеобщая и мировая история

История Европы

Вторая мировая война

ISBN-10: 1734509503
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 198
Вес: 0.36 кг.
Дата издания: 01.03.2020
Язык: English
Издание: 2nd ed.
Иллюстрации: 36 illustrations
Размер: 229 x 152 x 14
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
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George Mergenthaler, the grandson of the inventor of the Linotpye, was an only child and at the time of his birth in 1920, became the sole male heir the family fortune. Tall, handsome, Ivy League educated, speaking fluent German and French, MERG as he was know to his friends, did what many in his generation did following the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor: he enlisted in the Army.

Insisting on serving as a buck-private, George was assigned to a Recon Troop that would see action after the D-Day invasion in France, Belgium and Luxembourg. Following the horrific fighting in the Huertgen forest, the 28th Cavalry Recon Troop was sent west for R&R, to a small farming village in Luxembourg called Eschweiler.

For the next month the Recon Troop soldiers lived amonst the townspeople, sharing their homes, meals, hopes and dreams. A devout Catholic, George spent much of his free time in the towns small church, St. Mauritius, chatting and getting to know the local priest. Quickly the two bonded, sharing a friendship not unlike long-lost brothers.

In mid December however, their bucolic stay in Eschweiler was shattered by the Battle of the Bulge. Nearly surrounded by the enemy, the Recon Troop soldiers were forced to retreat from the town. Dodging enemy fire, their convoy drove down a winding road, towards the cover of nearby woods. Rounding a corner they were ambushed by the spearhead of the German advance in that sector. Pinned down with capture or death seeming their only options, George jumped into the command jeep and manned a .50-cal machine gun, proving how exceptional he truly was.

Merg: The TRUE story of a WWII soldier`s selfless act of valor and sacrifice that one town never forgot., Lion Peter