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Ike's Last Battle - The Battle of the Ruhr Pocket April 1945

By: Pen & Sword Books

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Pen & Sword Books Ltd.)


Product Info

Title
Ike's Last Battle - The Battle of the Ruhr Pocket April 1945
Publisher
Category
Author
Charles Whiting
Publish Year
2002
Pages
224
Dimensions
6.25x9.5x1"
NKG Part #
2147841908
Type
Hardcover

Description

March-April 1945. Victory for the Allies was only a matter of time. Two great armies were racing towards each other crushing German resistance in their path. Berlin was the prize, which the Soviets were in the event to seize. Instead Eisenhower, always more a political, rather than military, figure opted to destroy the German armies in and around the Ruhr. Churchill's warnings were ignored and Montgomery's plans overruled. What drove the decision-making at this vital time? Was it high level strategy or naked personal ambition?