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Germans in Normandy, The

By: Stackpole Books

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Military History Series (Stackpole Books)

MSRP old price: $19.95


Product Info

Title
Germans in Normandy, The
Publisher
Category
Author
Richard Hargreaves
Publish Year
2008
Pages
272
Dimensions
6x9x.75"
NKG Part #
2147482753
Type
Softcover

Description

Drawing on letters, diaries, firsthand accounts, and official documents, The Germans in Normandy paints a vivid and frequently horrific picture of life for the men who held Hitler's vaunted Atlantic Wall when the Allies invaded France in June 1944 and who put up a bitter but ultimately hopeless defense throughout that summer. These are the German soldiers who manned the pillboxes on Omaha Beach, fired the machine guns across farm fields, and commanded the Tiger tanks. To read about the war from their point of view is sobering and informative.

  • The Normandy campaign from the German perspective
  • Covers D-Day, Villers-Bocage, Cherbourg, St. Lô, Caen, Avranches, and other battles in hedgerow country
  • Erwin Rommel, Michael Wittmann, and Kurt Meyer appear