War Comes to Aachen - The Nazis, Churchill and the 'Stalingrad of the West'

A micro-history of 'Charlemagne's city' in the First and Second World Wars, its inhabitants' embrace of Nazism, and Churchill's response.

About the author

Philip W. Blood is a British military historian who lives in Aachen. His books include Birds of Prey: Hitler's Luftwaffe, Ordinary Soldiers, and the Holocaust in Poland.

Summary

A micro-history of ‘Charlemagne’s city’ in the First and Second World Wars, its inhabitants’ embrace of Nazism, and Churchill’s response.

Product details

• Authors: Philip W. Blood
• Publisher: Hurst Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.12.2024
• EAN: 9781911723691
• ISBN: 978-1-911723-69-1
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Aachen, HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, Germany, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I