In the wake of the defeat in Normandy in the summer of 1944, Hitler planned to stymie the Allied advance by cutting off Patton's Third Army in the Lorraine with a great Panzer offensive. But Patton's aggressive tactics continued to thwart German plans and led to a series of violent armored battles. The battle-hardened Wehrmacht confronted the better-equipped and better-trained US Army. The Germans managed to re-establish a fragile defensive line but could not stop the US Army from establishing bridgeheads over the Moselle along Germany's western frontier. Campaigns 5, 24, 74 and 75 are also available in a single volume special edition as 'Into the Reich'.
| Autor: | Zaloga Steven J. |
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| ISBN: | 9781841760896 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Bloomsbury |
| Veröffentlicht: | 18.08.2000 |
| Untertitel: | Patton versus Manteuffel |
| Schlagworte: | Battles and campaigns Germany HISTORY / Europe / France HISTORY / Europe / Germany HISTORY / Military / Strategy HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century HISTORY / Reference Land forces and warfare Lorraine Modern warfare Specific battles Warfare & defence c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period) c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
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.