Published Histories
- Official History of the U.S. Army in World War II—also known as the "Green Books", contains brief mention of the 8th Division. Still available via the U.S. Government Printing Office. Specifically, see the following volumes:
- Breakout and Pursuit by Martin Blumenson
- The Siegfried Line Campaign by Charles MacDonald
- Boesch, Paul. Forest in Hell. Originally published as Road to Hurtgen: Forest in Hell). Memoir by officer of Company G, 121st Infantry Regiment.
- Greisbach, Marc. Combat History of the 8th Infantry Division in World War II, softcover booklet originally published 1945. Reprints made by Battery Press in Nashville, TN.
- A Combat History by Regiment and Special Units—a series of books by the Army/Navy Publishing Company released in 1945. Also known as "Blue Books", these were styled after school yearbooks and sold with dark blue covers, containing sketch histories and photos of men returning home. The following titles are known to exist:
- Division HQ & Special Troops
- 13th Infantry Regiment
- 28th Infantry Regiment
- 121st Infantry Regiment (The Gray Bonnet)
- Division Artillery and Arty units
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