Germany's East Wall in World War II

Informationen zum Autor Neil Short, illustrated by Adam Hook Klappentext The East Wall was where the final battles for the stricken Third Reich were fought, amid scenes of utter carnage. Beginning life at the end of World War I, the wall became a pet project of Adolf Hitler's, whose ascent to power saw building work accelerated, with plans for a grand, 'Maginot-style' defence put in place. But with a characteristically erratic change of heart, Hitler began to systematically strip the wall of its best defensive assets to bolster the Atlantic Wall, never dreaming that he would face an attack on two fronts. Despite belated and somewhat bungled reinforcements later in the War, the East Wall would face a monstrous challenge as it became the Reich's last redoubt in the face of the mighty Soviet war machine. Neil Short brings his expert knowledge to bear with an analysis of different stages of the wall's construction, the years of neglect and decay and the hasty, drastic redevelopment in the face of the looming Soviet threat.A precisely illustrated, meticulously researched study of the German defences constructed along Germany's Eastern borders. Details the politics that scuppered the wall's effectiveness, and the carnage of the final stages of the Soviet advance as the wall was breached and Nazi Germany was doomed. Zusammenfassung A precisely illustrated, meticulously researched study of the German defences constructed along Germany's Eastern borders, detailing the politics that scuppered the wall's effectiveness. Introduction /Chronology /Design and development /The principles of defence /Tour of the sites /The living sites /Operational history /Aftermath /The sites today /Bibliography /Glossary /Index

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Neil Short, Short Neil
• Mitarbeit: Adam Hook (Illustration), Adam (Illustrator) Hook (Illustration), Hook Adam (Illustration)
• Verlag: Osprey Publishers
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.07.2016
• EAN: 9781472805867
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-0586-7
• Seiten: 64
• Abmessung: 180 mm x 241 mm x 5 mm
• Serien: Fortress; Fortress
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > 20. Jahrhundert (bis 1945); Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Staatslehre und politische Verwaltung; Architecture, European History, Germany, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, Defence strategy, planning & research, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Warfare & defence, Second World War, Military and defence strategy, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, USSR, Soviet Union, War and defence operations, Architecture: castles and fortifications, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General