The huns were not giving it up easily.
Twice they had managed to throw back the US troops sent against them. But not this time. This time they would be facing Lt Ernest Turner, and he was not about to let them stop his platoon, and he had the equally implacable 1st Sgt Elmer Cook to back him up.
The loss of a Sherman tank had stung the last platoon, and to hear them talk about it the Germans had masses of artillery and firepower to throw at them.
Ernest suspected it was more likely some mortars and a well positioned MG42. He was no fresh faced officer straight out of training, he had worked his way up through the ranks and earned his position.
Sgt Cook was similar, an older man with none of the "rabbit in the headlights" approach the younger inexperienced men in the division had.
This time it would be different. This time 29 Infantry Division would prevail.
All they had to do now was wait for Col Goode to order the move. He was dithering. Nervous and wanting more artillery. Turner couldn't give two hoots about artillery, he had the men and equipment to push through La Cambe and he wanted to be let loose to do it.
Twice they had managed to throw back the US troops sent against them. But not this time. This time they would be facing Lt Ernest Turner, and he was not about to let them stop his platoon, and he had the equally implacable 1st Sgt Elmer Cook to back him up.
The loss of a Sherman tank had stung the last platoon, and to hear them talk about it the Germans had masses of artillery and firepower to throw at them.
Ernest suspected it was more likely some mortars and a well positioned MG42. He was no fresh faced officer straight out of training, he had worked his way up through the ranks and earned his position.
Sgt Cook was similar, an older man with none of the "rabbit in the headlights" approach the younger inexperienced men in the division had.
This time it would be different. This time 29 Infantry Division would prevail.
All they had to do now was wait for Col Goode to order the move. He was dithering. Nervous and wanting more artillery. Turner couldn't give two hoots about artillery, he had the men and equipment to push through La Cambe and he wanted to be let loose to do it.
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