![]() All copies in the Library ofĬongress and in the Army Library in the Pentagon have, however, mysteriously disappeared. Copies of the wartimeĮnglish edition are among the most valued works in private collections. Today, 35 years after its initial publication in the United States, the book is mentioned frequently asĪ magnificent account of imaginative and successful combat leadership. OtherĪmerican officers also took a keen interest in the book, and an abridged edition was published inġ944 by the "Infantry Journal" under the title Infantry Attacks. ![]() Was reportedly "electrified" by the book, and read it again and again until he knew it by heart. The US Army translated the book in 1943 and General George Patton became familiar with it. ![]() When the legendary soldier was forced to commit suicide because of his implication in the plot The book went through at least eighteen printings by 1944, First published in Germany in 1937 under the title Infanterie Greift An, it became a great success before World War II and played a major role in ATTACKS is a classic in military literature.
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