The Other Battle of the Bulge: Operation Northwind: The Spellmount Siegfried Line Series Volume Seven - Brossura

Whiting, Charles

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1862273995 ISBN 13: 9781862273993

Casa editrice: History Pr Ltd, 2007

Riassunto

The story of Operation Northwind, Hitler's surprise attempt to smash the German's way through Alsace Lorraine in January 1945, seen through the eyes of the young men who were "at the sharp end." Few except those who fought it know anything about a second Battle of the Bulge, which cost the Americans and their French comrades-in-arms nearly as many casualties and almost destroyed the alliance. Operation Northwind, planned by the Fuhrer himself, hurled eight German divisions, three of them SS, against the thinly held American line in the Alsace-Lorraine region. Although the U.S. High Command was forewarned by "Ultra" from Bletchley, the Americans were forced to retreat. Eisenhower commanded that Strasbourg, which held a special place in both French and German hearts, should be evacuated but De Gaulle protested. For a few days, while American troops fought for their lives in the snow-bound hills of Alsace-Lorraine, it looked as if the Franco-American alliance might be broken apart and France thrown into something akin to revolution.

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L'autore:

Charles Whiting is Britain's most prolific military writer with over 250 books to his credit. He saw active service in the Second World War, serving in an armoured reconnaissance regiment attached to both the U.S. and British armies. He is therefore able to write with the insight and authority of someone who, as a combat soldier, actually experienced the horrors of World War II.

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Book by Whiting Charles

Su questa edizione

• Editore: History Pr Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1862273995
• ISBN 13: 9781862273993
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 214