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Armoured Warfare in the Battle of the Bulge 1944-1945 - Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives (Paperback)
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Armoured Warfare in the Battle of the Bulge 1944-1945 - Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives (Paperback)
Series: Images of War
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Discovery Miles 4 240
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The Battle of the Bulge took the Allied armies by surprise in
1944\. It was a result of the extraordinary recovery of Hitler's
panzer divisions following crushing defeats on the Eastern and
Western fronts. In a daring offensive he hoped his panzers would
unhinge the American and British push on the Rhine by charging
through the Schnee Eifel, thereby prolonging the war. The
consequence was one of the best-known battles of the entire
conflict, and Anthony Tucker-Jones's photographic history is the
ideal introduction to it. The story is told through a sequence of
revealing contemporary photographs and a concise text. They give a
sharp insight into the planning and decision-making, the armoured
forces involved, the terrain and the appalling mid-winter
conditions, the front-line fighting and the experience of the
troops involved. The armoured battle, which was critical to the
outcome, is the main focus. Through a massive tank offensive the
Germans aimed to cut through the US 1st Army to Antwerp and
Brussels, in the process trapping three Allied armies. The
confusion and near collapse of the Americans as their defences were
overrun is vividly recorded in the photographs, as is their
resistance and recovery as the German spearheads were slowed, then
stopped.
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