Download or read book Patton's Ghost Corps written by Nathan Prefer and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of Maj. Gen. Walton Walker's XX Corps, left behind to defend the entire Third Army frontline when Gen. Patton advanced north across the Rhine River into Germany toward the end of 1944. The XX Corps' primary combat force was the 94th Infantry Division, a draftee unit new to the area. They proved their mettle in a series of bloody and hazardous small-unit actions. Includes bandw photos. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR