Author: DAVID JORDAN
Title: Battle of the Bulge. The First 24 Hours
Description: Greenhill Books, 2003. Hardcover. Pp: 192. With the aid of specially-commissioned maps, Battle of the Bulge: The First 24 Hours describes the dramatic history of the first day of the Ardennes offensive, with a blow-by-blow account of manoeuvres as they occurred. The book begins with a brief overview of the Allied campaign from the Normandy landings onwards before examining the German preparations for the offensive and the weak Allied defensive positions." "Battle of the Bulge: The First 24 Hours then goes on to describe the main assault by the Sixth Panzer Army on the US V Corps and the ensuing battle with the American 7th Armored Division, the Fifth Panzer Army's more successful assault on the US VIII Corps, and the limited effect of the weaker German Seventh Army's push across the River Our in Luxembourg. The author then describes the Allies' response, including the 101st Airborne Division's legendary defence of the crucial town of Bastogne, before summarising the consequences of the battle. ISBN: 9781853675744. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9781853675744
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Title: Battle of the Bulge. The First 24 Hours
Description: Greenhill Books, 2003. Hardcover. Pp: 192. With the aid of specially-commissioned maps, Battle of the Bulge: The First 24 Hours describes the dramatic history of the first day of the Ardennes offensive, with a blow-by-blow account of manoeuvres as they occurred. The book begins with a brief overview of the Allied campaign from the Normandy landings onwards before examining the German preparations for the offensive and the weak Allied defensive positions." "Battle of the Bulge: The First 24 Hours then goes on to describe the main assault by the Sixth Panzer Army on the US V Corps and the ensuing battle with the American 7th Armored Division, the Fifth Panzer Army's more successful assault on the US VIII Corps, and the limited effect of the weaker German Seventh Army's push across the River Our in Luxembourg. The author then describes the Allies' response, including the 101st Airborne Division's legendary defence of the crucial town of Bastogne, before summarising the consequences of the battle. ISBN: 9781853675744. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9781853675744
Price: EUR 12.50 = appr. US$ 13.59 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 876475
- Book number: 876475
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