But American National Guardsmen of the 30th Infantry Division held on for five days against overwhelming odds, and the Allied victory in France was assured. The story is told largely in the words of the men who fought the battle.

From its very first page, the American infantryman is the hero of this magnificent account of men at war.

With only one radio, powered by dying batteries, Weiss and his team brought down a rain of brutal iron that time after time turned back the German offensive.

Type of operation: Armored exploitation.