The Rhineland 1945: The Last Killing Ground in the West
Ken Ford
(Author)
Tony Bryan
(Illustrator)
Description
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'.
Product Details
Price
$25.00
$23.25
Publisher
Osprey Publishing (UK)
Publish Date
October 25, 2000
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.32 X 9.77 X 0.36 inches | 0.73 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781855329997
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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 books in military history. He has written a number of books on various Second World War subjects.