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Warriors of the 106th: The Last Infantry Division of World War II Kindle Edition

by Martin King (Author), Ken Johnson (Author), Michael Collins (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 135 ratings
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This chronicle of the 106th Infantry Division follows the unit into the Battle of the Bulge and recounts the stories of GIs who fought—even after capture.
 
On December 16, 1944, as the European conflict of World War II was reaching its climax at the Battle of the Bulge, the 106th Infantry Division was fresh, green, and right in the pathway of the Fifth German Army. Warriors of the 106th chronicles the movements and combat operations of this significant unit while sharing individual stories of the heroism and sacrifice of these young Americans in the face of overwhelming odds.
 
From this division alone, 6,800 men were taken prisoner. But their stories didn’t end there. For the ones who miraculously escaped, there was a battle to fight. With remarkable courage, they survived debilitating weather conditions and fought a determined enemy with superior numbers. And despite all adversity, they eventually prevailed.
 
One 106th GI waged his own personal war using guerilla tactics that caused serious consternation amongst the German troops. Another GI’s main concern was recovering his clean underwear. These stories are heartwarming, heartbreaking, nerve-wracking, and compelling. Warriors of the 106th puts readers on the front lines and in the stalags during the final months of WWII.
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“This book goes into detail about the unit’s experiences, including numerous personal accounts by its veterans. They give the reader a frontline look at both battlefields and POW camps. The work adds measurable to the body of knowledge on the Ardennes and the European Theater.”
WWII History June 2018

“This book uses personal reminiscences to tell the 106th's heroic story…the tale of those Golden Lions who fought like tigers.”
The Armourer

“An invaluable contribution to the growing library of World War II military histories, memoirs and biographies… highly and unreservedly recommended”
Midwest Book Review

“I highly recommend this book to anyone with even a slight interest in the Bulge offensive. It gives a unique perspective often missed by histories trying to give a more broad brush picture. 4.5 stars.”
Army Rumour Service

"Many accounts have that rich vein of humour that soldiers so often show."
Miniature Wargames

"King and Johnson's stirring account of the 106th is the stuff that legends are made of..."
Books Monthly

"As the authors blend the soldiers’ vignettes with the larger accounts of the division, a unique examination of the unit’s performance is offered."
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About the Author

Michael Collins is an American historian who lives outside of Albany, New York. He co-authored the book Voices of the Bulge with his good friend and co-author Martin King and he is currently the historian for the 10th Armored Division Veterans Western Chapter. With help from the Western Chapter and Martin King, he fundraised and ran logistics for having a 10th Armored Division plaque dedicated next to a tank turret in Bastogne, Belgium in December, 2011 to commemorate the 10th Armored Division veterans who fought during the Battle of the Bulge. His primary interest is preserving the memory of World War II veterans through oral history and photographs.

He has lectured on the importance of oral history and the Battle of the Bulge at numerous venues including colleges, military bases, and museums. He traveled on an extensive book tour of the north eastern United States with fellow co-author Martin King which included stops at West Point Military Academy, Fort Dix, Valley Forge Military College, and the U.S. Navy Museum.

He has worked for various museums in the north eastern United States including the Destroyer Escort Historical Museum, the New York State Military Museum and Veteran’s Research Center, Irish American Heritage Museum and Connecticut’s Old State House. He currently works at Siena College in Loudonville, NY in the library’s audio-visual department.

Michael is interested in World War II history and 20th Century U.S. and European History. He received his Bachelor’s degree in history from Siena College and his Master’s degree in Public History from Central Connecticut State University.

Ken Johnson received his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Clarkson University. He has been based in Los Angeles for 30 years, working for several aerospace companies in a variety of R&D, organizational, and project leadership roles. In late 2008 he learned that his uncle had served with the 106th Infantry Division in the Battle of the Bulge and was KIA the first night of the battle. That was all he needed to get hooked on the study of history.

Martin King is a highly qualified British Military Historian/Lecturer who’s had the honor of reintroducing many US, British and German veterans to the WWII battlefields where they fought. He lives in Belgium near Antwerp where he spends his time writing, lecturing and visiting European battlefields.

He is a British citizen who has been resident in Belgium since 1981. Previous to that he attended Wakefield Technical and Arts College and followed a foundation course in Teacher Training. In 1981 he decided to continue his academic career firstly with a teacher training course at the famous Berlitz Language School, and secondly with a degree course in European History at the ULB University in Brussels, where he also began studying military history. In 2000 he was offered a position at Antwerp University.

Around this time he began writing the first draft of ‘Voices of the Bulge’, a book based on a series of one to one interviews with veterans who participated in the Battle of the Bulge. Later he was joined by co-author Michael Collins who assisted in this project. His voluntary work with veterans and the tracing the individual histories of veterans has been a labor of love for almost 20 years. He speaks fluent German, Dutch, Italian and French. Frequently in demand as a public speaker he has lectured at many British and US military bases throughout the world. His activities came to the attention of some major military documentary makers in Hollywood. The History Channel hired Martin to be their Senior Historical Consultant on their series “Cities of the Underworld”. In 2007 he began a three year assignment to work on the hit series ‘Greatest Tank Battles’, currently the most watched military documentary in the US. Shortly thereafter he accepted an invitation to work as a Presenter/Historical Consultant on the series ‘Narrow Escapes’ with Bafta Award winning documentary makers WMR.

He was recently invited to the prestigious West Point Military Academy and Valley Forge Military College in the United States. Due to his extensive work on veteran research, at Valley Forge he was honoured by being asked to officially open the ‘Eric Fisher Woods’ Library. His documentary film based on the book ‘Voices of the Bulge’ is currently in production.

Widely regarded as an authority on European Military History, General Graham Hollands referred to him as the “Greatest living expert on the Battle of the Bulge”. Fellow writer and notable historian Professor Carlton Joyce said “He really is the best on the Ardennes". Stephen Ambrose author of ‘Band of Brothers’ referred to him as ‘Our expert on the Battle of the Bulge’.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B071YP94TM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Casemate (June 19, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 19, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 29439 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 348 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 135 ratings

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Martin King is a highly qualified Emmy Award winning British Military Historian/Author/ Lecturer who’s had the honor of reintroducing many US, British and German veterans to the WWII battlefields where they fought. He spends his most of his time writing and visiting European battlefields.

His voluntary work tracing individual histories has been a labor of love for almost 30 years. He speaks, and has a working knowledge of German Italian Dutch and French. Frequently in demand as a highly entertaining public speaker he has lectured at many British and US colleges, universities and military bases throughout the world. The History Channel hired Martin as a Historical Consultant on their series “Cities of the Underworld”. In 2007 he began a new assignment working as a Historical consultant/writer on the hit series ‘Greatest Tank Battles’, one of the most watched military documentary series ever produced. Shortly thereafter he accepted an invitation to work as a Presenter/Historical Consultant on the series ‘Narrow Escapes’ with Bafta Award winning documentary makers WMR.

He is a frequent visitor to the prestigious West Point Military Academy. Widely regarded as a leading authority on European Military History, General Graham Hollands referred to him as the “Greatest living expert on the Battle of the Bulge”. Steven Ambrose called him “Our expert in the Ardennes”. Fellow writer and notable historian Professor Carlton Joyce said “He really is the best on the Ardennes". His campaigning work for World War Two veterans recently came to attention of some leading military personnel at the Pentagon who cordially invited him to present his latest work there. Awarded ‘SERVICES TO EDUCATION’ certificates by the USAF and NATO. In 2015 his documentary feature ‘Searching for Augusta’ received no less than 7 EMMY AWARDS for ‘BEST HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY’. In 2017 his book 'THe Fighting 30th Division - They called them Roosevelt's SS' was nominated in the USA for the 'Distinguished Writer Award'. He's also an Honorary Citizen and chosen Cultural Ambassador.

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bruceian
5.0 out of 5 stars Well Researched and Written
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2019
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The 106th was thrown into a very difficult situation and suffered tremendous losses, yet were able to hold on long enough for reinforcements to arrive. The German offensive was slowed enough to disrupt their timeline. This was a "green" division just arrived in the European theater.
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Frederick
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Research of the Golden Lions from 106th Veterans
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2020
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This book was on my top priority list as my Grandfather fought with the 106th. I really liked the way the authors researched this unique division from beginning to end.

The interviews from so many who were there really made this book stand out for me. I was hoping to find some nuggets about my grandfathers breakout through snowy Belgium but all the color on the various regiments was very helpful and interesting from a chronological and geographical perspective. For overall readability I did like Lion in the Way by Ernest Dupuy better based on its flow and strongly recommend to all readers and historians of the Fighting Lions.

But these authors delved into the later history of the division with helpful focus on St. Vith, Parker’s Crossroads, Vielsalm and of course, Dresden. I liked the photos and the details pertaining to the 106th Order of Battle. I could have used more maps throughout the book to show the flow of activity during this very complex time period.

The book was also positive which was appreciated as some views on the 106th are much less cognizant of all the battlefield dynamics and just left it at ‘green’ and challenging the fighting quality of these troops. This account will be helpful for their legacy and I applaud the authors for all their research and fact-finding that went into putting such an account together. The division did truly lose more men than any other division and the survivors persevered through 9 weeks of combat in hibernal conditions.

The soldiers who served with my late grandfather (a BAR man) can hold their heads high (including of course those survivors of Dresden) for being in the eye of the Ardennes Offensive on the snowy Schnee Eifel around Schonberg. Thank you for your good service.
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yosemite samnc
5.0 out of 5 stars very well researched and written.
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2019
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The writers portrayed the impossible situation of an untested division with a very long defensive line to defend. How they managed to do their best against the Nazi onslaught during the Battle of the Bulge.
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3.0 out of 5 stars ... father was part of the 106th so I was pleased to find the book
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2018
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My father was part of the 106th so I was pleased to find the book. On a positive note, the historical perspective agreed with other information I have reviewed on what the 106th went through. However, I was surprised at the number of grammatical errors throughout the book. Frequent duplication of words within a sentence and wrong tenses throughout. It seemed either the three authors did not review their manuscripts, or the editor did not carefully review prior to printing.
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Rick Colburn
5.0 out of 5 stars EDUCATIONAL
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2018
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I learned a lot about the units written about in this book very interesting read good for readers of American/German war history. I was born 10 years to the day after the BATTLE OF THE BULGE STARTED.
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tonygrz
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2018
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A little too detailed
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Cindy
5.0 out of 5 stars Best historic book. Words from those who were there.
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2017
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Wish I had had this book while studying history.
It's easy to read and understand. I felt like I was "right there".
What SUPER guys and wives. Thank you for uoir service !!
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Henry Roe
5.0 out of 5 stars Truly good read.
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2017
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Finally the true story of the 106th. The 424th Inf Regt. spent the rest of the war putting a giant hurt on the Germans. The 422nd and 423 fought until out of ammo. Truly good read.
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Tim1952
4.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 6, 2018
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The more I read about the U.S. Army in Europe the more I am convinced that numerous American senior officers should have been court martialled and shot.
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