Retreat to the Reich - The German Defeat in France, 1944

Informationen zum Autor By Samuel W. Mitcham Jr. Klappentext The story of the Normandy campaign from a German perspective Covers every point of view, from soldiers in the field to generals at high command The Allied landings in France on June 6, 1944, marked the beginning of the German defeat in the West. Military historian Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr., vividly recaptures the desperation of the Wehrmacht as its thin gray line finally snapped amidst brutal hedgerow-to-hedgerow fighting in Normandy and as the survivors fled the Allied steamroller in a mad dash back to the Reich. With colorful descriptions and informative details, Mitcham recounts the German military retreat and the erosion of Germany's stronghold in Europe--as viewed through the eyes of a defiant, but ultimately defeated, Wehrmacht. Zusammenfassung The Allied landings on D-Day, June 6, 1944, marked the beginning of the German defeat in the West in World War II. Inhaltsverzeichnis Setting the Stage for Disaster; Hans von Kluge and the Conspiracy of July 20; The Breakout; The Conquest of Brittany; Hitler Puts His Head into the Lion's Mouth; The Falaise Pocket: Army Group B is Slaughtered; The Invasion of Southern France; The Retreat Behind the Seine; Beyond the Seine; The Allies Mop Up in France; The "Miracle of the West"; Index.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Samuel W Mitcham, Samuel W. Mitcham, Samuel W. Mitcham Jr., MITCHAM SAMUEL W
• Verlag: Stackpole Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 10.02.2007
• EAN: 9780811733847
• ISBN: 978-0-8117-3384-7
• Seiten: 277
• Serien: Stackpole Military History Series; Stackpole Military History; Stackpole Military History Series; Stackpole Military History
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges