Download or read book The Unknown Dead written by Peter Schrijvers and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2005-04-08 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Telling the harrowing stories of noncombatants caught up in the maelstrom of war, The Unknown Dead surveys this crucial battle and its consequences from an entirely new perspective. Peter Schrijvers, a native Belgian, describes in detail the horrific war crimes committed by German military units on the front lines and by Nazi security services behind the battle lines. He also reveals the devastating effects of Allied responses to the enemy threat, including incessant artillery barrages and massive bombings of small towns.