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Bounce the Rhine

Categorie	WO II
Boeknummer	#327678-XE1
Titel	Bounce the Rhine
Auteur	Whiting, Charles
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Stroud : Spellmount
Jaar van uitgave	2007
ISBN10	1862274010
ISBN13	9781862274013
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, illustrated with b/w photographs, The Spellmount Siegfried Line Series Volume 9, 8vo.
Samenvatting	In September 1944, Field Marshal Montgomery predicted that his armies would easily "bounce the Rhine" to strike a final, killing blow at the exposed heart of Hitler's Reich. Over the next eight months, nearly 20 major attempts would be made to breach the "Fatherland";beginning with the disastrous Allied defeat at Arhem;only to be repulsed by an exhausted but resilient Wehrmacht. Montgomery's words seemed a hollow boast until, in April 1945, the hard-fought goal was finally achieved&;at the staggering cost of thousands of British and American lives. From the foxhole to the command tent, here is an in-depth and personal account of the last great Allied assault of World War II;an unforgettable story of extraordinary courage and military folly, when strategic considerat... (Lees verder)ions took second place to the glory-seeking of top commanders.
Pagina's	214
Conditie	Als nieuw
Prijs	€ 8,00

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