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Author
Series
New vanguard volume 3
Publisher
Osprey
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
"The M4 Sherman tank was the mainstay of the Western allies between 1942 and 1945. Fast and modern, it was better than most of the tanks Britain had to offer and the American Chief of Staff claimed in November 1943 that it had been widely hailed as 'the best tank on the battlefield today'. However, by the time of the Normandy invasion of June 1944 thios was not the case. The new heavy tanks being produced by the Germans were able to outclass the Sherman...
Author
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Explains why the U.S. Army suffered enormous casualties on Omaha Beach. Focuses on Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox, who oversaw German defenses in Normandy and covers little-known aspects such as the German patrols tasked with shooting down the pigeons the French Resistance used to send messages to the Allies. Relies on original research, including recently discovered German artillery maps.
Author
Series
Fortress volume 102
Publisher
Osprey Pub
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"The Rhine River represented the last natural defensive barrier for the Third Reich in the fall of 1944. Although Hitler had been reluctant to allow the construction of tactical defense lines in France, the final defense of the Reich was another matter. As a result, construction of a Rhine defense line began in September 1944. Steven J Zaloga examines the multiple phases of construction undertaken to strengthen the Westwall (Siegfried Line), to fortify...
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