Title:
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LORRAINE, 1944
PATTON VS. MANTEUFFEL |
By: |
Steven Zaloga, David Chandler (Editor) |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£16.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1841760897 |
ISBN 13: |
9781841760896 |
Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
Pub. date: |
15 August, 2000 |
Series: |
Osprey Military Campaign S. No. 75 |
Pages: |
96 |
Description: |
In the wake of the defeat in Normandy in the summer of 1944, Hitler plans to stymie the Allied advance by cutting off Patton's Third Army in the Lorraine with a panzer offensive. But Patton's aggressive tactics continue to thwart German plans and lead to a series of violent armoured battles. |
Synopsis: |
Osprey's examination of the confrontation between the US Army and German forces in Lorraine during World War II (1939-1945). In the wake of the defeat in Normandy in the summer of 1944, Hitler planned to stymie the Allied advance by cutting off Patton's Third Army in the Lorraine with a great Panzer offensive. But Patton's aggressive tactics continued to thwart German plans and led to a series of violent armored battles. The battle-hardened Wehrmacht confronted the better-equipped and better-trained US Army. The Germans managed to re-establish a fragile defensive line but could not stop the US Army from establishing bridgeheads over the Moselle along Germany's western frontier. |
Illustrations: |
colour and b&w illustrations |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |