“When a Nazi Demanded ‘Credentials’… This American General’s Reply Was Brutal”
The ancient French city of Brest was gone. After 39 straight days of relentless American artillery fire, it had been reduced to 30 million tons of smoking, pulverized rubble. The stench of explosives and death hung heavy in the September air. Major General Troy Middleton, commander of the United States VIII Corps, had not slept … Read more