The Clay Pigeons of St. Lo

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First published in 1958, this seminal work of modern military history, now in paperback, offers a gripping, firsthand account of the brutal thirty-day battle for St. Lô. Initially targeted for swift capture in June 1944, the pivotal Norman town became the scene of fierce American and German combat, delaying its fall until July 18. The author, who led his battalion, "The Indestructible Clay Pigeons," through the relentless fighting, details the bloody action.