History of the 157th Infantry Regiment (Rifle) [157th Field Artillery Regiment] ~ World War II [part of 45th Infantry Division]

Title: History of the 157th Infantry Regiment (Rifle): 4 June '43 - 8 May '45 [157th Field Artillery Regiment]

Author: Jack Hallowell, George P. Smith, Joe F. Meis, Robert LeMense, Al Morgan, Irving Kintisch

Description: Hardcover in blue cloth with regimental coat-of-arms and motto on front cover. Light blemishing on covers. Scattered incidental soiling to pages, but generally clean. Photographic illustrations throughout, plus nine fold-out maps (a few of the maps show minor edge-wear). 192 pages. 12 x 9 inches.

A history of the 157th Field Artillery Regiment during World War II. The regiment was part of the 45th Infantry Division, and participated in the following campaigns: Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Anzio, Rome-Arno, Southern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe. It was also involved in the capture of Dachau, which is documented in one of the chapters (includes statistics of the internees found at the camp, broken down by nationality).

Contents:
1. Africa Bound.
2. Baptism in Sicily.
3. Salerno.
4. Winterline.
5. Anzio.
6. Stalemate.
7. Road to Rome.
8. Vive la France.
9. The Vosges.
10. Alsace.
11. Interlude.
12. The Siegfried Line.
13. Aschaffenburg.
14. Nurnberg.
15. Dachau.
16. Munich.
[Appendix: including Battle Honors, early history of the 157th, history of the history].

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good

Publisher: [Army & Navy Publishing Company]
Place: [Baton Rouge, Louisiana]
Year: 1946

Keywords: WWII, World War II, regimental history, 45th Infantry Division