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Informationen zum Autor Steven J. Zaloga is a senior analyst for Teal Group Corp., an aerospace consulting firm, where he covers missile and drone technology as well as international arms transfers for clients in the aerospace industry and the government. He served for more than two decades as an adjunct staff member with the Strategy, Forces, and Resources division of the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think-tank, retiring in 2021. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and history, including NVG 294 Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944 and NVG 283 American Guided Missiles of World War II . He currently lives in Maryland, USA. Klappentext Operation Nordwind is one of the lesser known campaigns of World War II (1939-1945), yet one of the more intriguing. Largely overshadowed by the Battle of the Bulge further north, Nordwind was the last great operation by the Waffen-SS Panzer divisions in the west, and the last time the Wehrmacht was on the offensive in the West. The campaign also highlights the difficulties of inter-Allied cooperation between the Americans and the French. This campaign has been extensively treated in German and French accounts, but is not well covered in English.The last great assault by the German Army in the West. Zusammenfassung Operation Nordwind is one of the lesser known campaigns of World War II. Largely overshadowed by the Battle of the Bulge further north, Nordwind was the last operation by the Waffen-SS Panzer divisions in the west. This title highlights the difficulties of inter-Allied cooperation between the Americans and the French. Inhaltsverzeichnis Origins of the battle Chronology The strategic setting The opposing commanders Opposing plans The opposing armies The campaign Aftermath The battlefield today Further reading Index
