A dissection of eight World War II battles taking the perspective of the US Amry infantrymen who faced the German Panzers. The battles were chosen for investigation because of the wide variety of engagements they represented such as river crossings, defensive operations, assaults on towns, rapid advance, or intense combat. The sites include Mortain, Arnaville, Lucherberg, Hosingen, Krinkelt and Rocherath, Dom Butgenbach, Butzdorf and Tettingen. c. Book News Inc.

Foreword / T.N. Dupuy -- 1. Infantry Against Armor -- 2. Test of Courage: Mortain, France, 7-12 August 1944 -- 3. Second Chance Crossing: Arnaville, France, 10-15 September 1944 -- 4. "Blutiger Eimer" Schmidt and Kommerscheidt: Germany, 2-8 November 1944 -- 5. Night Assault with Bayonets and Grenades: Lucherberg, Germany, 3-5 December 1944 -- 6. The Iron Division: Hosingen, Luxembourg, 16 December 1944 -- 7. Battle for the Twin Villages: Krinkelt/Rocherath, Belgium, 16-19 December 1944 -- 8. We Fight and Die Here: Dom Butgenbach, Belgium, 18-21 December 1944 -- 9. Fight It Out to the Finish: Butzdorf/Tettingen, Germany, 18 January 1945.