The Rhineland 1945 - The last killing ground in the West

Informationen zum Autor Ken Ford was born in Hampshire in 1943. He trained as an engineer and spent almost thirty years in the telecommunications industry. He now spends his time as an author and a bookseller specialising in military history. He has written a number of books on various Second World War subjects. Ken now lives in Southampton. Klappentext Known as the last great 'stand-up fight' of the Second World War (1939-1945), the battle for the Rhineland was brutal in the extreme. Eisenhower's 'broad front' policy called for the whole of the Rhineland to be taken before pushing his troops across the Rhine and into Germany itself. The Germans opened the Roer dams in a vain bid to temper this massive Allied offensive and this called for a drastic change in tactics. The ensuing battle was characterised by amphibious assaults on the fortified villages of the flooded Rhine lowlands, frontal assaults on the much vaunted Siegfried Line and the grim fighting for the Reichswald Forest. It was to be 'the last great killing ground in the west'. Zusammenfassung Featuring full-colour maps and archive photography, this compact volume provides an in-depth account of the battle for the Rhineland in 1945. Inhaltsverzeichnis Origins of the Battle Opposing Commanders Opposing Armies Opposing Plans Operation 'Veritable' Operation 'Grenade' The Final Battle Aftermath The Battlefield Today Chronology Wargaming the Rhineland battles Select bibliography

About the author

Ken Ford was born in Hampshire in 1943. He trained as an engineer and spent almost thirty years in the telecommunications industry. He now spends his time as an author and a bookseller specialising in military history. He has written a number of books on various Second World War subjects. Ken now lives in Southampton.

Product details

• Authors: K. Ford, Ken Ford, Ford Ken
• Assisted by: Tony Bryan (Illustration), Bryan Tony (Illustration), David Chandler (Editor)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781855329997
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-999-7
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 182 mm x 248 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Campaign; Osprey Military Campaign S.; Campaign; Osprey Military Campaign S.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; European History, Germany, Warfare & defence, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, War and defence operations