Normandy Crucible
The Decisive Battle that Shaped World War Two in Europe
1st Edition
Published on 15. April 2019
336 pages
978-1-4456-7884-9 (ISBN)
Description
The Battle of Normandy was the greatest offensive campaign the world had ever seen. It was also the crucible of combat tactics and logistic techniques that would decide the outcome of the Second World War... The Battle of Normandy began on D-Day. June 6, 1944 the day that the Allied forces launched the great crusade to free Europe from the iron grip of Nazi Germany. Tightly constricted hedgerow country and bitter German resistance held the Allied advance to a crawl until they broke through and trapped the Nazi armies. Yet within weeks of this stunning disaster, the Germans smashed the most dangerous Allied offensive yet. How was this possible? Noted author John Prados answers this vexing question with an account that reframes the Normandy breakout. Shifting between battle action and command decisions on both sides, Normandy Crucible lucidly illustrates how this campaign moulded the climactic battle for Europe.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Illustrations
16 Plates, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-4456-7884-9 (9781445678849)
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