Download or read book America's Forgotten Army written by Charles Whiting and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-02-15 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first book to examine the World War II exploits of the U.S. Seventh Army traces its initial combat in Sicily through its invasion of southern France and its capture of Hitler's "Eagle's Nest". The author also chronicles the men who risked their lives for the Seventh -- from Patton to Audie Murphy, America's most decorated fighting man -- and offers blow-by-blow accounts of the army's battles.