title: The Ardennes Offensive US V Corps & XVIII (Airborne) Corps: Northern Sector (Order of Battle)
author:  Bruce Quarrie 
description: Definitive guides to the actions and evolution of fighting forces, these comprehensive studies on the organisation, strength, command, deployment and evolution of forces in key military encounters, use a highly detailed 'unit-by-unit' examination.
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  When Duty Calls
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  William C. Dietz
  
  
  
  
  
  ISBN: 1-4362-9054-6
  
  
  
  
  
  For Allison Elizabeth Dietz,
  
  
  
  
  
  in recognition of her courage, and determination.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # 1
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The general who is skilled in defense hides in the most secret recesses of the
  Earth; he who is skilled in attack ﬂ?ashes forth from the topmost heights of
  heaven.
  
  
  
  
  
  —Sun Tzu
  
  
  
  
  
  The Art of War
  
  
  
  
  
  Standard year circa 500 B.C.
  
  
  
  
  
  PLANET ORON IV, THE CONFEDERACY OF SENTIENT BEINGS
  
  
  
  
  
  Captain Antonio Santana, Commanding Ofﬁ?cer of Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion,
  1st REC, felt a noticeable jerk as the CF-10 Assault Boat fell free of the
  Troop Transport Cynthia Harmon and began a gradual descent toward the nearly
  airless planet below. The lightly armed landing craft was accompanied by four
  Dagger 184 aerospace ﬁ?ghters. That knowledge brought the cavalry ofﬁ?cer
  scant comfort, however, because he knew that once his largely untried company
  hit the surface of 