The Wartime Journal of Major General Maurice Rose

About the Book

The Wartime Journal of Major General Maurice Rose is a fictional account of his command of the 3d Armored Division during the climatic western European campaign of World War II. The 3d Armored Division came of age in the bloody hedgerow fighting in Normandy, in June, 1944. After the breakout at St.Lo the division led the whirlwind summer offensive of the American First Army’s crack VII Corps through Northern France, Belgium and into Germany. The commanding general of the 3d Armored, Maurice Rose, 1899-1945, was a soldier’s soldier. He lead his division from the front and was ruthless in his concentrated destruction of the enemy. The 3d Armored Division, claimed General Rose, was the greatest tank force in the world. Dan Bauer’s fictionalized account of General Rose and his magnificent division is meticulously researched and draws on newspapers, journals, division combat reports and other first hand accounts of the day to tell the story of armored combat in World War II. The book is a rewarding feast for those who like well written and entertaining historical fiction.

About the Author

The Wartime Journal of Major General Maurice Rose is the second historical novel written by Dan Bauer. His first novel The Long Lost Journal of Confederate General James Johnston Pettigrew won the Wisconsin Library Association Achievement Award in 2002. He is also the author of Great American Fighter Aces and more than forty articles published in: Civil Wartimes Illustrated, Civil War Magazine, World War II Magazine and Military History Magazine. He currently serves as Principal of the Monroe, Wisconsin Alternative Charter High School and the Virtual Charter High School. Dan and his wife Galina, live in Monroe, Wisconsin. More information about Dan and his writing Can be found at www.danbauer.com