{"product_id":"48-hours-to-hammelburg-charles-whiting-9781800558335","title":"48 Hours to Hammelburg: Patton's Secret Mission","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe epic account of World War Two's most disastrous rescue mission. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An amazing episode of courage\" \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of Hampton Sides' \u003ci\u003eGhost Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e and Ben MacIntyre's \u003ci\u003eSAS: Rogue Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGen. George Patton was one of the great military leaders of the Second World War, but when war became personal, he made one of the worst mistakes of his entire career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn March 1945 Patton went against the advice of his top subordinates and created a secret task force under Captain Abraham Baum to drive through a gap in the Nazi defences. Their target was to rescue the prisoners-of-war held in camp Oflag XIII-B near Hammelburg. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOf the three hundred men who were part of this task force only one knew the real reason that this mission was set up: to rescue Patton's son-in-law, Lieutenant-Colonel John K. Waters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEncountering heavy fire from the offset, the mission was an unmitigated catastrophe. Yet, it was not just enemy resistance which impeded the drive behind enemy lines, as the task force soon realised it was lacking maps and fuel. Of the men who set out, only thirty-five made it back to Allied lines. Gen. Omar Bradley dismissively later said the mission \"began as a wild goose chase and ended in tragedy.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy had Patton authorized such a catastrophic mission? Was he blinded by his desire to save his son-in-law? And what caused the task force to fail so dramatically?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInterviews with numerous combatants, from private to general, American and German, allows Charles Whiting to reveals the gripping, true and long-suppressed full story of what exactly happened in this dramatic rescue attempt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Whiting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1800558333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800558335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sapere Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d","brand":"Charles Whiting","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44583813349631,"sku":"9781800558335","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d0465457-4b3a-47e7-9478-09dc2366f98f.jpg?v=1701883687","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/48-hours-to-hammelburg-charles-whiting-9781800558335","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}