{"product_id":"battron-before-the-chariots-paperback","title":"Battron: Before the Chariots - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWayne Vansant\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eWayne Vansant\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrench Legionnaire Battron returns to battle German Panzer units in the Belgium forest during World War II !\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDECEMBER, 1944. The onset of winter and retreat of German forces along the western front brings hope of an end to the war by Christmas among the Allied troops. With a lull in the fighting Sgt. Battron of the French Foreign Legions decides to take a week's leave to deliver his wounded for care and accompany his friend, Esclaviar, to his home in southern Belgium. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as soon as they get within a few miles of their destination, Battron and Esclaviar get caught up in a massive German counter-offensive in the Belgium Ardennes Forest; a campaign that will later become known as the Battle of the Bulge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBattron and Esclaviar will find themselves involved in a pitch battle between elite German Panzer forces on one side and a motley group of green American stragglers and a seasoned U.S. Armored Infantry Company on the other. At stake is the remote, seemingly insignificant town of Aufenscheidt. Populated by a handful of townspeople, including an old angry priest, and a young regal blonde, Aufenscheidt seems unimportant on the Nazi list of significant battle objectives... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e...But deep in the town's dark stone bowels lays a treasure more valuable to the Germans than gold! And Battron will stop at nothing to find out what that is. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Wayne Vansant, writer and illustrator of the award-winning historical military graphic novels \u003ci\u003eDAYS OF DARKNESS\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDAYS OF WRATH\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42732360564799,"sku":"9781635297751","price":24.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d830f2330742a488c7dc8a8b9f785806.webp?v=1765132204","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/battron-before-the-chariots-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}