The Americans from Normandy to the German Border: August to Mid-December 1944 by Blades, Brooke S - 2019

Pen and Sword Military, 2019-09-22. Paperback. New. 7x0x9. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages.

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Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military, 2019. This classic Images of War book takes up the story of the massive American contribution to the campaign in north West Europe during the autumn and early witner of 1944. Following the dramatic breakout from the Normandy bridgehead, events moved fast with the liberation of Paris quickly following and the Allies closed in on the German border. But the apparent collapse of the Nazis was illusory. As lines of communication lengthened and German resistance stiffened, the Allied High Command was divided on the right strategy. The ill-fated Operation Market Garden brought home the reality that the war would continue into 1945\. The Siegried Line was penetrated and Aachen fell but the American First Army suffered heavy casualties in the Hurtgen Forest. As winter set in, the third Army crossed the Moselle River and into the Saar. The stage was set for the costliest battle in American history - The Bulge, to be covered in the Third and final volume of this trilogy. With… Read More

Pen & Sword, 2019. Paperback. New. 204 pages. 9.50x7.25x0.75 inches.