To War with the 4th

Martin King · Mike Collins · Jason Nulton

Nov 2016 · Casemate

About this eBook

A century of valor among one of the finest infantry divisions ever to serve, vividly chronicled through extensive research and interviews with veterans.
 
From the Great War to the War on Terror, the US 4th Infantry Division has always been there. To War with the 4th recounts a hundred years of combat, beginning with their first battle on September 14th, 1918. The men of the “Ivy” Division faced German artillery, fell in the hundreds, yet won the day.
 
On D-Day of World War II, the 4th Division landed at Utah Beach and kept fighting across Europe until Germany surrendered. From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge, no other American division suffered more casualties in the European theater, and no other division accomplished as much. In Vietnam, they executed dangerous “search and destroy” missions and fought major engagements, including thirty-three consecutive days of close-quarters combat during the Battle of Dak To. In May 2009, they fought in Iraq at the height of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team deployed to Afghanistan for a year-long combat mission  in the birthplace of the Taliban.
 
Through firsthand interviews with veterans across the decades, and the expert analysis of the authors, the role of one of America’s mainstay divisions is illuminated in these pages.

Ratings and reviews

Splendid read.

About the author

Martin King is an Emmy Award winning British military historian, lecturer, and author. He spends his time writing, lecturing, working with veterans' organizations, and visiting European battlefields, where he's had the honor of reintroducing many veterans to the sites where they fought. He has traced the individual histories of veterans for almost 20 years. He has lectured at universities, and British and US military bases around the world. In 2007 he became Historical Consultant and writer on the hit series Greatest Tank Battles. His previous books include The Tigers of Bastogne and The Fighting 30th. Jason Nulton is a retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, logistic sofficer, and disabled veteran. He grew up near Gaithersburg, Marylandand was commissioned in 1995 from West Virginia University in Morgantown, earning a degree in Political Science with a focus on international relations. He also holds master's degrees from Webster University and the Air Force Institute of Technology. In his military capacity, he served on 9 active duty assignments and held numerous leadership positions, including two squadron commands where he led hundreds of people and managed budgets worth in excess of $400 million. During his service, he deployed across 4 continents and served in over 30 countries and all 50 US states. In addition, he served at forward locations throughout the Balkans, Eastern Europe, Africa, the Persian Gulf, and Afghanistan. Since retiring in 2015, Jason has taught leadership/management, project management, and energy sciences at the under graduate level for Ohio Valley University. He regularly contributes to veteran news site Task and Purpose, and has also written for the Strategy Bridge blog. He's currently drafting a dramatizationof the true story of a Vietnamese family who narrowly escaped Saigonbefore it fell to communist forces in April 1975.